The effect of planting density, inorganic nitrogen fertilizer and supplementary carbon dioxide on yield of Vicia faba L.

1979 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Day ◽  
R. J. Roughley ◽  
J. F. Witty
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Plant Spacing ◽  
Labelled Nitrogen ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Number Of Seeds

SUMMARYVicia faba cv. Minden was planted at densities ranging from 6 to 98 plants/m2. Nitrogen was applied to the soil as split dressings or as a foliar spray. CO2 concentration in the canopy was increased in some plots to 0·22% for 3 weeks during the early pod-filling stage.Yield and number of seeds per plant varied inversely with plant spacing between 9 and 98 plants/m2. Mean seed weight increased up to 13 plants/m2 and then remained constant between 13 and 98 plants/m2. Yield/ha was unaffected by plant density above 18 plants/m2.Application of 200 kg N/ha as ‘Nitro-Chalk’ (mixture of NH4NO3 and CaCO3) to the soil as split dressings did not affect yield or its components but 80 kg N/ha as urea applied in four foliar sprays increased yield by 361 kg/ha (8·6%). Recovery of the labelled nitrogen in the grain varied from 28% when applied during vegetative growth to 8% when applied in the reproductive phase and 15% in the foliar spray.The highest yield (5·12 t/ha) was obtained by supplementary CO2. The results suggest that there is no advantage in applying fertilizer nitrogen to well-nodulated spring beans.

Effect of plant spacing and soil application of aldicarb on nitrogen fixation by spring-sown field beans (Vicia faba L.)

1980 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Witty ◽  
R. J. Roughley ◽  
J. M. Day
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Plant Spacing ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Dry Soil ◽  
Field Beans ◽  
Second Peak

SummaryVicia faba cv. Minden was precision planted at densities of 12–100 plants/m2 in 1977 and 30–60 plants/m2 in 1978 with and without seed-bed applications of aldicarb (10 kg/ha).Nitrogenase activity per plant decreased significantly with increased plant density but this was compensated for on an area basis by increased numbers of plants. When expressed on the basis of area, nitrogenase activity was higher with closely, than with widely spaced plants both early and late in the season. Irrespective of planting density nitrogenase activity reached a peak during vegetative growth of the plant and a second peak during rapid pod and seed development. In 1977 the second peak was interrupted by very dry soil conditions but later activity increased following rain.Aldicarb consistently increased nitrogenase activity at all harvests after Sitona damage to the nodules was evident. Over this period plots treated with aldicarb had twice the nitrogenase activity of untreated plots in 1977 and 55% more in 1978.

Genotypic and phenotypic variances and correlations in field beans (Vicia faba L.)

1973 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Yassin
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Genotypic Variance ◽  
Yield And Yield Components ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Field Beans ◽  
Number Of Seeds

SUMMARYEstimates of genotypic and phenotypic variances and covariances were determined for yield and yield components in ten field beans varieties grown at two locations over three seasons.Substantial amounts of genotypic variance were obtained for yield/plot, 1000-seed weight and number of pods/plant. Variability in number of seeds/pod and much of the variation in yield/plant was attributable to environmental effects and their interaction with the varieties. Seed yield/plot was closely and positively correlated with number of pods/plant and yield/plant, while it was closely and negatively correlated with 1000-seed weight.The implications of these correlations for selection are discussed.

scholarly journals LED Lighting and High-Density Planting Enhance the Cost-Efficiency of Halimione portulacoides Extraction Units for Integrated Aquaculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4995
Author(s):  
Marco Custódio ◽  
Paulo Cartaxana ◽  
Sebastián Villasante ◽  
Ricardo Calado ◽  
Ana Isabel Lillebø
Keyword(s):  
Plant Density ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
High Density ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Integrated Aquaculture ◽  
Halimione Portulacoides ◽  
White Leds ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Aquaculture Effluents

Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can be used to extract dissolved inorganic nutrients from saline aquaculture effluents under a production framework commonly known as Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen (common name: sea purslane) is an edible saltmarsh halophyte traditionally consumed by humans living near coastal wetlands and is considered a promising extractive species for IMTA. To better understand its potential for IMTA applications, the present study investigates how artificial lighting and plant density affect its productivity and capacity to extract nitrogen and phosphorous in hydroponic conditions that mimic aquaculture effluents. Plant growth was unaffected by the type of artificial lighting employed—white fluorescent lights vs. blue-white LEDs—but LED systems were more energy-efficient, with a 17% reduction in light energy costs. Considering planting density, high-density units of 220 plants m−2 produced more biomass per unit of area (54.0–56.6 g m−2 day−1) than did low-density units (110 plants m−2; 34.4–37.1 g m−2 day−1) and extracted more dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus. Overall, H. portulacoides can be easily cultivated hydroponically using nutrient-rich saline effluents, where LEDs can be employed as an alternative to fluorescent lighting and high-density planting can promote higher yields and extraction efficiencies.

The effects of growth regulators, seed rates and row spacings on field beans (Vicia faba L.)

1973 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. McEwen
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Growth Regulators ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Row Spacing ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Number Of Stems ◽  
Field Beans

SummaryFour growth regulators were tested: N-dimethylaminosuccinamic acid (aminozide); N-pyrrolidinosuccinamic acid (F529); 2-chloroethyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride (JF2579); potassium 2(3-chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy) propionate (JF3072); all shortened stems. JF2579 and JF3072 were phytotoxic and lessened yield. Aminozide and F529 (tested in 1970 only) did not affect yield in 1970 but aminozide increased yield by 28% in 1971. Seed rates and row spacings had small effects on yield which varied with season. Growth regulators did not interact with seed rates or row spacing. Plant density and growth regulators had effects on yield via the number of stems and pods per stem. The effects of season on yield were greater and were caused via 100 grain weight. Speculative hypotheses are suggested to explain the different actions of season and treatments.

The response to various pollination treatments in inbred lines of horse and tick beans (Vicia faba L.)

1974 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Toynbee-Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Cross Pollination ◽  
Fifth Generation ◽  
Mature Flower ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Flower Stage ◽  
Number Of Seeds

SUMMARYFourth and fifth generation inbred lines of horse and tick spring beans were used for pollination studies.Treatments included tripping; emasculation followed by self- or cross-pollination at both the bud and mature flower stage; self-pollen rubbed on to the stigma; and the flower truss left undisturbed. Treatment means showed that there was no significant difference between leaving the flower truss undisturbed and tripping, but all other treatments differed significantly (P = 0·01) from these two. There was no difference in number of seeds set per flower between self- or cross-pollination following emasculation.Tick inbred lines set more seeds per flower over all treatments than horse inbreds. Differences were seen between tick and horse inbreds when the flower truss was left undisturbed; some tick inbreds set seed, but no seed was set on the horse inbreds. An association between seed size and autofertility is suggested.Results from the horse inbreds were in agreement with previous pollination studies on inbred lines of winter beans. The implications of these studies to plant breeding are discussed.

THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT, APEX EXCISION AND FLOWER REMOVAL ON FERTILITY COMPONENTS OF FABA BEANS (Vicia faba L.)

1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. ROWLAND ◽  
G. DUC ◽  
J. PICARD
Keyword(s):  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Number ◽  
Vicia Faba L ◽  
Faba Beans ◽  
Pod Number ◽  
Number Of Seeds

An experiment was conducted at Dijon, France and Saskatoon, Canada to determine if apex excision or flower removal had an effect on ovule fertilization. Two lines of faba beans, cvs. Strube and 370, showed no effect of apex excision or flower removal on the frequency of ovule fertilization. The fertilization frequency, which averaged 55% for the experiment, was 10% higher at Dijon than Saskatoon and 30% higher in Strube than 370. Young-pod number, pod number, seed number and seed yield were all greater at Dijon. The abortion of fertilized flowers was high for all treatments and lines but particularly so in Strube with no flower removal. The data indicated that abortion was occurring at the pod level and not the seed level, suggesting that the average number of seeds per pod could be increased if the ovule fertilization frequency per flower could be improved.Key words: Vicia faba, fertilization frequency, fertility components, apex excision.

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