Effect of Seeding Rate on Growth and Yield of Two Flax Cultivars
Abstract: This study was carried out at Sakha Agric. Res. Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, during the two successive seasons 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 to study the effect of sowing density (1500, 1800, 2100 and 2400 seeds/m2) on growth, yield and quality of Sakha 1 and Escalina flax cultivars.
The results obtained could be summarized as follows:
Differences between cultivars were significant in all growth stages in both seasons. Sakha 1 cultivar was superior for technical stem length, stem diameter, straw yield per plant, straw yield per feddan, upper branching zone length, number of seeds per plant, seed yield per feddan, seed index and oil percentage with Escalina. Increasing plant density increased plant height whereas the tallest plant were obtained with plant density of 2400 seeds/m2 in both seasons. Increasing plant density decreased leaf area per plant, while, crop growth rate, relative growth rate were increased with increasing plant density. Increasing sowing density increased straw yield and its components. On the contrary stem diameter, top capsule zone length and straw yield per plant were decreased. Increasing plant density caused reduction in seed yield and its components in both seasons. Plant density in both seasons did not significantly affect seed index and seed oil percentage.
Publication year 2006
Pages 831-844
Availability location معهد بحوث المحاصيل الحقلية - مركز البحوث الزراعية - ش الجامعه – الجيزة
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serial title J. Agric.Res. Tanta Univ., 32(4): 831-844 (2006)
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Agris Categories Agricultural research
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Growth. Sowing. Yields.
Publication Type Journal
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