scholarly journals Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and chemical regulation on spring maize lodging characteristics, grain filling and yield formation under high planting density in Heilongjiang Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-ming LIU ◽  
Wan-rong GU ◽  
Cong-feng LI ◽  
Jing LI ◽  
Shi WEI
Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Alberto A. Chassaigne-Ricciulli ◽  
Leopoldo E. Mendoza-Onofre ◽  
Leobigildo Córdova-Téllez ◽  
Aquiles Carballo-Carballo ◽  
Félix M. San Vicente-García ◽  
...  

Genotype, environmental temperature, and agronomic management of parents influence seed yield in three-way cross hybrid maize seed production. The objective of this research was to generate information on the seed production of six three-way cross hybrids and their progenitors, adapted to tropical lowlands. Data on days to—and duration of—flowering, distance to spike and stigmas, and seed yield of five female single crosses and five male inbred lines were recorded for different combinations of four planting densities and four sowing dates in Mexico. The effect of planting density was not significant. The male inbred line T10 was the earliest and highest seed yield and T31 the latest, occupying second place in yield. The single crosses T32/T10 and T13/T14 were the earliest and had the highest effective seed yield. At the earliest sowing date, the females were later in their flowering, accumulated fewer growing degree days (GDD), and obtained higher yields since the grain-filling period coincided with hot days and cool nights. To achieve greater floral synchronization and therefore greater production of hybrid seed, differential planting dates for parents are recommended based on information from the accumulated GDD of each parent. The three-way cross hybrids were classified according to the expected seed yield of the females and the complexity in the synchronization of flowering of their parents.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Wang ◽  
Jutao Sun ◽  
Chenyang Wang ◽  
Zhouping Shangguan

Improving photosynthetic capacity significantly affects the yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in rainfed regions. In this study, the physiological characteristics of eight large-spike wheat lines were compared with a multiple-spike cultivar as a control (CK) in a field over two consecutive seasons: 2010–2012. The tillering peak was 7–21 d after returning green for line 2040, the average rate of decline of relative water content was slower, and the average duration time of photosynthetic rate was longer than CK in vitro. There was a strong linear and positive correlation between photosynthetic rate and root activity at jointing, flowering, and grain-filling stages. In addition, average yields were higher in large-spike lines than CK (multiple-spike cultivar). The results suggest that large-spike lines might have greater water retaining capacity during yield formation under rainfed conditions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 106276
Author(s):  
Shiwei Zhou ◽  
Xiaotao Hu ◽  
Hui Ran ◽  
Wenè Wang ◽  
Neil Hansen ◽  
...  

1967 ◽  
Vol 7 (27) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
JB Sumeghy ◽  
HC Kirton

To test the potential suitability of ten tomato varieties in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of New South Wales to mechanical harvesting, the yields from 'once-over' harvests were compared with the yields from a harvest consisting of four pickings at weekly intervals. In a second experiment the effect of plant spacing, time of harvest, and side-dressing with nitrogen fertilizer were studied for the most promising varieties from the first experiment. The varieties Roma 884, VF145-22-8, and VF145 held their crops for prolonged periods without deterioration and so showed potential for mechanical harvesting. High planting density gave the highest yields from a single picking, and later picking and nitrogen side-dressing also increased yield.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-qun Liu ◽  
Xiang-nan Li ◽  
Xian-can Zhu ◽  
Feng-bin Song

The tensile property of roots is an important factor for anchorage and for resistance to root lodging. In this study, a root tensile test was applied to maize (Zea mays L.) grown in the field at three planting densities, 4.5 × 104, 6.75 × 104 and 9.0 × 104 plants ha–1, to quantify the maximum tensile force (Fmax) and tensile strength (Ts) of roots at the V10 stage (tenth leaf visible) and grain-filling stage. In addition, relationships among tensile properties, diameter and turgid weight : dry weight (TW : DW) ratio of roots were investigated. The results showed that the Fmax of primary and seminal adventitious roots was lower than of nodal roots. Among nodal roots, the Fmax of roots on upper nodes was higher. Planting density significantly affected the tensile force of nodal roots of the sixth to eighth tiers; their Fmax decreased with increasing planting density. A positive linear correlation between Fmax and root diameter and a power function between Ts and root diameter was observed. In addition, there was a positive linear correlation between the TW/DW ratio and root diameter and a negative exponential correlation between Ts and TW : DW ratio. Therefore, nodal roots with a lower TW : DW ratio could have a larger Ts, because their cells are smaller and cell walls are thicker. This result suggests that nodal roots with small and thick cells benefit the tensile properties of maize.


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