DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION AND PARTITIONING IN VARIOUS FRACTIONS OF COTTON BOLLS

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
FEIYU TANG ◽  
WENJUN XIAO
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Genotypic Difference ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Cotton Boll ◽  
Lint Percentage ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

SUMMARYThe distribution of dry matter among the fractions of cotton boll (the bur, the fibre and the seed) may have significant impact on fibre biomass per boll, and consequently on lint yield. Little is known on how cotton boll allocates available photosynthetic assimilates to its components. A two-year field study was conducted to ascertain the difference in boll dry matter production and partitioning among three cotton genotypes differing in boll size and lint percentage. The dynamics of dry matter production in all fractions of cotton boll against boll age followed a logistic pattern. The final dry weights of all components were largely due to the duration of dry matter exponential accumulation, and less correlated with the maximal rate of exponential accumulation. Partitioning biomass to the bur differed significantly among these genotypes at 10 days post-anthesis (DPA). The genotypic difference in partitioning biomass to the fibre was originally observed at 24 DPA in 2009, while in 2010, this was observed at 17 DPA. The genotypic difference emerged rather late for the seed ratio compared with the fibre ratio and the bur ratio, which was first observed at 45 DPA in 2009 and at 31 DPA in 2010. These results indicate that management practices may need to be applied to cotton plants prior to 31 DPA to ensure optimal boll size and partitioning. Large boll genotype MM-2 consistently maintained higher seed ratio and lower fibre ratio than two other genotypes (2870 and AX) due to more developing ovules in its boll. These differences contributed to significant difference in lint percentage and less difference in fibre mass per boll between MM-2 and 2870 and AX.

scholarly journals Impact of ammonium nitrate and Microbion UNC bacterial fertilizer on dry matter accumulation of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

2010 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Andrea Balla Kovács ◽  
Anita Jakab
Keyword(s):  
Lolium Perenne ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Chernozem Soil ◽  
Lolium Perenne L ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Significant Difference

Pot experiment was performed to investigate the effects of increasing NH4NO3 doses with or without Microbion UNC bacterial fertilizerapplication on dry matter production of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Experiment was set up on calcareous chernozem soil of Debrecen-Látókép and on humus sandy soil of Őrbottyán. The bi-factorial trials were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Grass was cut three times. Dry matter production was determined and the sum of biomass of cuts was calculated as cumulated dry weights. Analysis of variance was carried out on the data in order to provide a statistical comparison between the treatment means. The least significant difference (LSD5%) test was used to detect differences between means. On the basis of our results it can be concluded, that the dry weights of ryegrass cultivated on chernozem soil were higher than on sandy soil. With increasing nitrogen supply the dry matter production of grass significantly increased in both types of soils. In case of sandy soil the increasing effect was more expressed, but dry weights of this soil never reached the appropriate values of chernozem soil. Application of Microbion UNC had positive effect on dry matter production of ryegrass grown on both two types of soils but the effect was more expressed on chernozem soil. Finally it can be concluded that the increasing effect of NH4NO3 on biomass weights was more expressed in both types of soils, the biofertilizer application also increased the dry weights of plant in a small degree. 

Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management Practices on Growth and Development of Hybrid Maize Cultivar HQPM 1 in Mid-Hills of Meghalaya

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMBORLANG K. WANNIANG ◽  
A. K. SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Integrated Nutrient Management ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Green Manuring ◽  
Maize Cultivar ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hybrid Maize

A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2011 on experimental farm of the College of Post Graduate Studies (CAU–Imphal), Umiam (Meghalaya) to evaluate the effect of integration of green manuring, FYM and fertilizers as integrated nutrient management (INM) practices on growth and developmental behaviour of quality protein maize cultivar QPM 1. The data revealed that comparatively higher amount of primary nutrients were added in green manured maize plots in comparison to non green manured treatments. Green manuring also left a positive response on plant height, CGR, RGR leaf area, and dry matter accumulation in plants though the difference between green manured and non-green manured treatments was at par. Treatments 75 % RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1, 50 % RDF + 7.5 t FYM ha-1, 100 % RDF ha-1 and 75 % RDF + 2.5 t FYM ha-1 recorded significantly higher values of all the above said growth parameters over 50 % RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1 and control treatments. At all stages of observations, the maximum dry matter was associated with RDF (recommended doses of fertilizers) which was at par with 75 % RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1, but significantly higher over the plant dry weight recorded from all remaining treatments. A Significant difference in CGR at 30 – 60 and 60 – 90 DAS stage and in RGR at 90 DAS - harvest stage was observed due to various combinations of recommended dose of fertilizer with different doses of FYM. Number of days taken to attain the stages of 50% tasselling, silking and maturity did not differ significantly due to green manuring. However, treatment 75 % RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1 took significantly lesser number of days for these stages than other treatment combinations. The superiority of the treatment 75 % RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1 indicated a possibility of substituting 25% of RDF with 5 t FYM ha-1 without any loss in dry matter accumulation in plants of the quality protein hybrid maize in mid-hill ecosystems of Meghalaya.

Effects of best management practices on dry matter production and fruit production efficiency of oil palm

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.H. Tao ◽  
C. Donough ◽  
M.P. Hoffmann ◽  
Y.L. Lim ◽  
S. Hendra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Matter Production

scholarly journals Characteristics of Dry Matter Production ocess in High Yielding Rice Varieties. IV. Dry matter accumulation in the panicle.

1991 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuniyuki SAITO ◽  
Sinya KASIWAGI ◽  
Takahiro KINOSITA ◽  
Kuni ISHIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Matter Production

scholarly journals Physiological and Agronomic Strategies to Increase Mungbean Yield in Climatically Variable Environments of Northern Australia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yashvir S. Chauhan ◽  
Rex Williams
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Variable Environments

Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] in Australia has been transformed from a niche opportunistic crop into a major summer cropping option for dryland growers in the summer-dominant rainfall regions of Queensland and New South Wales. This transformation followed stepwise genetic improvements in both grain yields and disease resistance. For example, more recent cultivars such as ‘Crystal’, ‘Satin II’ and ‘Jade-AU‘  have provided up to a 20% yield advantage over initial introductions. Improved agronomic management to enable mechanised management and cultivation in narrow (<50 cm) rows has further promised to increase yields. Nevertheless, average yields achieved by growers for their mungbean crops remain less than 1 t/ha, and are much more variable than other broad acre crops.  Further increases in yield and crop resilience in mungbean are vital. In this review, opportunities to improve mungbean have been analysed at four key levels including phenology, leaf area development, dry matter accumulation and its partitioning into grain yield. Improving the prediction of phenology in mungbean may provide further scope for genetic improvements that better match crop duration to the characteristics of target environments. There is also scope to improve grain yields by increasing dry matter production through the development of more efficient leaf canopies. This may introduce additional production risks as dry matter production depends on the amount of available water, which varies considerably within and across growing regions in Australia. Improving crop yields by exploiting photo-thermal sensitivities to increase dry matter is likely a less risky strategy for these variable environments. Improved characterisation of growing environments using modelling approaches could also better define and identify the risks of major abiotic constraints. This would assist in optimising breeding and management strategies to increase grain yield and crop resilience in mungbean for the benefit of growers and industry.

Dry Matter Accumulation and Nutrient Uptake of High-Yielding Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) Grown in a Sandy Soil1

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Halevy ◽  
A. Hartzook
Keyword(s):  
Arachis Hypogaea ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Total Uptake ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L ◽  
Npk Uptake ◽  
High Yields

Abstract Growth and NPK uptake of peanut of cultivar Shulamit (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in a sandy soil (Xeropsamment - Torripsamment) was investigated under favorable semi-arid conditions conducive to high yields. The rate of dry matter production was slow until flowering at 44 days after planting when only 6% of the total dry matter had been produced. From flowering until 111 days. 58% of the total dry matter was produced with an average rate of 97 kg DM ha-1 day-1. Thereafter, from 112 days until 128 days, at the pod ripening stage, the rate was 233 kg DM ha-1 day-1. Total dry matter production was 11,200 kg ha-1, of which 54% was in the leaves and stems and 46% in the pods. The pod dry matter yield was 5200 kg ha-1. The total uptake of N and P followed generally that of dry matter production, whereas highest K uptake occurred at 128 days and then decreased by 26% at harvest time. The total uptake of N, P, and K was 300, 27 and 244 kg ha-1, respectively. At 128 days the N, P, and K in the pods was 63, 71, and 16% of the total uptake of N, P, and K, respectively.

Yield performance of late-maturing winter canola (Brassica napus L.) types in the High Rainfall Zone of southern Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Riffkin ◽  
Trent Potter ◽  
Gavin Kearney
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Plant Size ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
High Rainfall ◽  
Matter Production

Area and production of canola (Brassica napus L.) in the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ) of southern Australia has increased significantly over the past decade. Varieties available to growers have not been bred specifically for the HRZ and are generally adapted to the drier regions of the cropping belt. Field experiments were conducted at Hamilton in south-west Victoria in 2005, 2006 and 2008 to identify canola traits and management suited to the HRZ of southern Australia. Nine varieties with different reported maturities (winter and spring types) were sown at either two times of sowing and/or under different nitrogen (N) fertiliser regimes. Dates of key phenological development were recorded, dry matter was determined at bud, flowering and maturity and grain yield and yield components were determined at harvest. Plant traits and climate data were assessed in relation to grain yield. Yields of the winter types were either significantly (P < 0.05) greater or not significantly less than the spring types in all 3 years and similar to those reported under experimental conditions in Europe. This was despite the winter types flowering up to 35 days later than the spring types and spring rainfall being approximately half that of the long-term average. In general, the winter types had greater early vigour, greater dry matter production at the bud, flowering and maturity stages and were taller than the spring types. Regression analysis showed positive relationships between grain yield and pod density and plant size (dry matter and plant height). Plant size was influenced by variety, time of sowing and N fertiliser application rates. Crops in the HRZ were able to sustain more seeds per pod at larger canopy sizes and pod densities than those achieved in the northern hemisphere. Despite the number of pods per g of dry matter at flowering being nearly double that reported in the UK, there was little apparent reduction in the number of seeds per pod. It is possible that higher solar radiation and warmer minimum temperatures in the HRZ of Australia provide conditions more favourable for growth before, and during grainfill. This indicates that different dry matter production and yield component targets may be appropriate for canola in this environment especially in more typical seasons. It is likely that growers will need to sow new, later maturing varieties earlier and with higher rates of N fertiliser than is current practice in Australia. This study indicates that winter types may have the potential to provide improvements to the yield of canola in the HRZ either through the direct importation of varieties from overseas or through the identification and incorporation of desired traits into existing material. It is recommended that a wider range of germplasm be assessed over a greater geographical area to identify traits and management practices to optimise phenology and canopy structure. This information can be used to help inform breeders on crop improvement priorities as well providing tailored management practices to maximise grain yields for this environment.

scholarly journals Strawberry Growth and Development in an Annual Plasticulture System

HortScience ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1219-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina E. Fernandez ◽  
Laura M. Butler ◽  
Frank J. Louws
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Matter Production

The growth and development of three strawberry cultivars commonly grown in a plasticulture system were documented. Strawberry plants were harvested monthly and divided by roots, crown, leaves, flowers, and fruit and then dried in an oven. The dry matter production and resource allocation proceeded along a predictable pattern of development. The establishment phase was characterized by an active period of growth of root, crown and leaves in the fall. Through the winter, the plants underwent slow growth, ending in a transition period in the late winter/early spring when resources were allocated to both vegetative and reproductive growth. In the spring, all plant parts received significantly increased allocation of, or redistribution of, resources. Cultivars of California origin, `Chandler' and `Camarosa', displayed similar trends in yield, dry matter production, seasonal resource allocation, and growth analysis variables throughout the season. `Sweet Charlie', a cultivar from Florida, showed lower dry matter accumulation and relative growth rate in the spring, higher harvest index and lower yield than the California cultivars.

Effect of nitrogen on nodulation and yield of soya beans under two systems of production in Sudan

1987 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
F. M. Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Soya Bean ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Nodule Development ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
The Difference

SummaryTwo experiments were run over a 3-year period in the central rainlands of Sudan under two systems of production, rainfed and irrigated, to assess the effects of system of production, inoculation and nitrogen fertilizers on plant and nodule development and grain yield of soya beans. Nodulated plants could fix more than 80 kg N/ha under irrigation whereas under rainfed conditions nodulation was neither effective nor efficient. Soya bean was responsive to nitrogen fertilizers under both systems of production giving significant increments in grain yields. Non-nodulating plants with added nitrogen fertilizers produced more total dry matter than nodulating plants during the vegetative phase until flowering time. At 2 weeks after flowering total dry-matter production for both types was equal and from then on to maturity nodulating plants outyielded non-nodulating ones in total dry-matter production. In 1979 and 1980 yield of irrigated nodulating soya-bean grain was 0·53 and 1·54 t/ha higher than rainfed yields whereas the difference in grain yields of the non-nodulating soya beans was 0·21 t/ha and zero during the same two seasons, respectively. There was a contrasting inverse relation between the number of nodules and dry weights under the two systems of production. Fewer and heavier nodules were produced under irrigation whereas under rainfed conditions nodulation was profuse and nodules were light. On the evidence available 1–4 g/m length of the granular form of soil implant inoculant (Nitragin), i.e. 16·6·66.4 kg/ha, is to be recommended for irrigated soya-bean production in Sudan.

Density and row spacing effects on irrigated short wheats at low latitude

1976 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Fischer ◽  
I. Aguilar M. ◽  
R. Maurer O. ◽  
S. Rivas A.
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Light Interception ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Seeding Density ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
Very High

SummaryDuring four winter seasons eight spacing and density experiments were made under irrigated high fertility conditions in north-west Mexico (latitude 27° N). Experiments included various Triticum aestivum and T. durum genotypes of spring habit, short stature derived from Norin 10 genes, and contrasting plant type. Measurements included dry-matter production, photosynthetic area index, and light interception during one experiment, total dry matter at maturity in most others and grain yield and its numerical components in all experiments.Grain yield and most other crop characters were unaffected by row spacings within the range 10–45 cm interrow width. The optimal seeding density for maximum grain yield was 40–100 kg/ha (80–200 plants/m2). Yield reductions at lower densities (20, 25 kg/ha) were slight and accompanied by reduced total dry-matter production. Yield reductions at higher densities (160–300 kg/ha) were also slight and were associated with more spikes/m2 but fewer grains/m2 and reduced harvest index. It is suggested that lower than normal preanthesis solar radiation or weather conditions leading to lodging can magnify these yield depressions at higher densities.Measurements showed rapid approach of crops to 95% light interception, reached even at a density of 50 kg/ha within 50 days of seeding. It is suggested that provided this occurs before the beginning of substantial dry-matter accumulation in the growing spikes (60 days after seeding) there will be no loss of grain yield with reduced seeding density. Results point to a ceiling photosynthetic area index for maximum crop growth rate although there was a tendency for rates to fall at very high indices (> 9). This tendency was associated with very high density, high maximum numbers of shoots, poor survival of shoots to give spikes (< 30%) and reduced number of grains/m3;. The relatively low optimal densities seen here may be characteristic of genotypes derived from Norin 10.Genotype × spacing, genotype × density and spacing × density interactions were generally non-significant and always small. There was a tendency for the presence of non-erect leaves or branched spikes to reduce the optimal density, but large differences in tillering capacity had no influence. Differences in lodging susceptibility can however lead to substantial genotype x density interactions.

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