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Organic Manuring, Sulphur and Foliar Spray Effects on Flax under Sandy Soil Conditions
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Abstract: ABSTRACT
The present investigation was carried out at Qalapshoo Agriculture Research Station, Bilqas district, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, during the two growing seasons of 2004 /2005 and 2005 /2006 in sandy soil. Two field experiments were conducted to study the effect of farmyard manure (FYM) at rates of (16.7, 33.3 and 50 t/ha.), and elemental sulphur levels of (Zero, 238, 476 and 714 Kg/ha.) and foliar application treatments (control, Nofatrin, Cetrin and EM) on yield and its components and quality of flax variety (Sakha 2). The results obtained could be summarized as follows :
Increasing farmyard manure (FYM) rates from 16.7 up to 50 t/ha. significantly increased technical stem length, seed yields per plant and per hectare in the first season, fruiting zone length, stem diameter and number of seeds / capsule in the second season. Straw yield/plant as well as per hectare and straw with capsules yield /ha., fiber yield /ha. fiber length, fiber percentage, fiber strength and fineness, number of capsules and seeds/plant, seed index and oil percentage in both seasons.
Increasing elemental sulphur level from Zero up to 714 Kg S/ha. significantly increased stem diameter in the second season only. Technical stem length, fruiting zone length, straw yield per plant and per hectare, straw with capsules yield/ha. fiber yield /ha., fiber length, fiber percentage, fiber strength and fineness, number of capsules and seeds/plant, number of seeds/capsule, seed index, seed yields per plant and per hectare and oil percentage in both seasons.
Nofatrin application significantly increased fiber yield /ha., fiber percentage and fiber strength and fineness. Cetrin application significantly increased stem diameter, straw yield per plant as well as per hectare, straw with capsules yield /ha., number of capsules and seeds/plant, number of seeds/capsule, seed index, seed yields per plant and per hectare and oil percentage. EM spray significantly increased technical stem length in the first season only, fruiting zone length and fiber length in both seasons.
The interaction among the experimental factors had a significant effect on most characteristics under study, it could be concluded that the highest straw and seed yields were obtained at 50 t FYM /ha. with 714 Kg S/ha. plus spray and with Cetrin, whereas the highest fiber yield was achieved at 50 t FYM /ha. and 714 Kg S/ha. and spray with Nofatrin.
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Keywords: Flax, Linseed, Linum usitatissimum L., fertilizer, farmyard manure, sulphur, foliar application, FYM, EM
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2007
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معهد بحوث المحاصيل الحقلية - مركز البحوث الزراعية - ش الجامعه – الجيزة
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J. Agric. Res. Kafr El-Sheikh Univ., 33 (2) 2007
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Agricultural research
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AGROVOC
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Foliar application.
Organic agriculture.
Sulphur.
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Journal
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