The effect of time of harvest on the yield components of poppies (Papaver somniferum L.)

1980 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Papaver Somniferum ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
North West ◽  
Morphine Concentration ◽  
Commercial Harvest ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Time Of Harvest

SUMMARYIn a field experiment in the north-west region of Tasmania, poppies (Papaver somniferum L.) were harvested at weekly intervals beginning 10 days after full bloom and continuing until 4 weeks after the dry commercial harvest stage. At each harvest the plants were cut off at ground level and partitioned into terminal capsules, lateral capsules, seed and the combined stem plus leaf component.The dry-matter yield of total plant and of all the components except seed achieved maximum values 2–3 weeks after full bloom and then progressively declined. For the total plant this decrease between maximum dry weight and that at the time of commercial harvest (8 weeks after full bloom) amounted to 26% while for terminal capsules it was 37% for lateral capsules 15% and for stem plus leaves 39%. In contrast, the dry-matter yield of total seed rose to a maximum by 4 weeks after full bloom and then remained constant for the duration of the experiment.The morphine concentration of both terminal and lateral capsules reached a maximum value of 1·1% 6 weeks after full bloom and then decreased by about 10% at the dry harvest stage. The morphine concentration of stem and leaves also reached a maximum of 0·1% about the same time as capsules but decreased rapidly and had halved by dry commercial harvest. The mutually compensating factors of decreasing dry-matter yield and increasing morphine concentration gave similar total plant morphine yields at any time of harvest from 2 to 7 weeks after full bloom. The morphine extracted from the whole plant at these times of harvest was about 50% greater than that derived from capsules alone at the time of dry commercial harvest.

The effect of delayed harvest and leaching on the morphine concentration of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) capsules

1985 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Immersion Time ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Papaver Somniferum ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
North West ◽  
Morphine Concentration ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Time Of Harvest

SummaryIn a series of field experiments over four seasons, in the north-west region of Tasmania, poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) capsules were harvested at various intervals after dry maturity (12% moisture in capsules). Reductions in the relative morphine concentration of capsules were closely associated with rainfall after dry maturity. These values ranged from a reduction of 0·92 to 0·82% over 5 weeks with 13 mm of rain to a reduction of 0·95 to 0·31% over 6 weeks with 79 mm of rain.In a simulated leaching experiment ground capsules were leached with 50 mm of water. Morphine was detected in the leachate and after being held for 10 days the morphine concentration of the ground capsules had decreased from 0·56 to 0·22%.Intact capsules from glasshouse grown plants were harvested at 2 weeks (T1, 4 weeks (T2), and 6 weeks (dry maturity T3) after full bloom. At each time of harvest they were immersed in distilled water for four different lengths of immersion time: zero (L0), 6·7 min (L1, 44·8 min (L2), and 300 min (L3). After immersion both the immersion water and the capsules were analysed for morphine. Morphine was readily detected in the immersion water with more at T3 than T2 and the amount of morphine increased as the length of immersion time increased. This latter process was greater at T3 than T2. At both T2 and T3 here was a trend for capsule morphine to decrease as immersion time increased.

The effect of fungal colonization on the morphine production of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) capsules

1982 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Laughlin ◽  
D. Munro
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Papaver Somniferum ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Capsule Wall ◽  
Surface Cover ◽  
Morphine Concentration ◽  
Commercial Harvest ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
The Individual

SUMMARYAbnormally low concentrations of morphine in capsules of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) in the 1970–1 season were associated with heavy fungal colonization. The effect of fungal colonization on the morphine production of capsules was later studied in a series of field, glasshouse and in vitroexperiments.In a field experiment morphine concentration of severely colonized (> 30% surface cover) intact capsules was 20% less (P <0·01) than slightly colonized (< 10% surface cover) capsules. Colonization of these field-grown capsules was generally localized in the top half and the morphine concentration of the top half was about 20% less than the bottom half for all colonization categories. In contrast, glasshouse-grown capsules were free of fungal colonization and the top and bottom halves had similar morphine concentrations.In a field experiment studying the effect of fungicides, 2 kg benomyl (50% a.i.) + 2 kg mancozeb (80% a.i.)/ha were applied as a spray at 10-day intervals from flowering till 1 month after commercial harvest and plants were harvested at weekly intervals from 10 days after full bloom. The mean dry-matter yield of sprayed capsules was 11% greater (P <0·01) than non-sprayed with a similar trend for morphine concentration and morphine yield. In addition, the sprayed treatment significantly reduced the area covered by sporulating lesions on the surface of the capsule after dry maturity. This superficial fungal cover had a NNE orientation in both sprayed and non-sprayed capsules.In an in vitroexperiment using capsules from the field fungicide study, fungi were isolated from the interior of green capsule wall tissue as early as 17 days after flowering. Colonization increased with successive harvests and culturing of fungi from the interior of capsule wall tissue showed the presence of fungi in both sprayed and non-sprayed capsules with no difference in the degree of colonization.Two of the major fungi isolated from the field experiment were identified as Dendryphion penidllatum (Corda) Fr. and Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler and the individual effect of these was assessed in an in vitro experiment using ground capsule material. D. penidllatuvi and A. alternata reduced the morphine concentration of ground capsules in 24 days to 7 and 11% respectively of non-inoculated controls.

scholarly journals Effect of seedbed methods and time of harvest on the yield and nutritive value of some forage crops grown on Vertisol at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-497
Author(s):  
Abate Tedla ◽  
Helena Airaksinen ◽  
M. A. Mohamed-Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Avena Sativa ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Lablab Purpureus ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Time Of Harvest

The influence of the improved drainage broadbed and furrow (BBF), as opposed to the traditional flat seedbed over the growing season on the dry matter yield and nutritive value of Avena sativa, Vigna unguiculata, Lablab purpureus, Vida dasycarpa, Trifolium steudneri and Sesbania sesban were studied on Vertisol. Up to 7 t/ha dry matter yield was recorded for Avena sativa and Lablab purpureus when planted on Vertisols with improved drainage. Dry matter yield of forage crops also increased with advance in stage of maturity or subsequent harvests. On both improved and traditional flat seedbed methods, the chemical analysis of forage crops showed similar declines in crude protein content and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) levels as the maturity of forage crops progressed.

Herbicides for the control of grass weeds in pastures of Townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis)

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (47) ◽  
pp. 790
Author(s):  
IMW Wood
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Plant Population ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Stylosanthes Humilis ◽  
Annual Grasses ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Townsville Stylo

The use of herbicides to control annual grasses in pastures of Townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis) was studied at Katherine, N.T. The herbicides chlorthal, trifluralin, benefin, sindone B, and siduron all controlled the annual grasses Digitaria adscendens and Brachiaria ramosa. The outstanding herbicide was chlorthal, which at 6 lb a.i. an acre pre-emergence gave a Townsville stylo dry matter yield of 3250 lb an acre compared with 1130 lb an acre for the unweeded control and 2440 lb an acre for the handweeded control. At maturity there was no grass in the chlorthal plots and 1940 lb an acre in the unweeded control plots. The data suggest that, without defoliation during the growing period, total suppression of Townsville stylo can be expected when the grass population at establishment exceeds 37 per cent of the total plant population.

Variations in morphine, codeine and thebaine in the capsules of Papaver somniferum L. during maturation

1980 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 313 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Hofman ◽  
RC Menary
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Papaver Somniferum ◽  
Rapid Decrease ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Rapid Loss ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
High Rainfall ◽  
Morphine Concentration

During the 1978-79 season, changes in the straw from a commercial and glasshouse-grown crop of Papaver somniferum L. were monitored. The percentage morphine and codeine reached their maximum values of 1.57 % and 0.10% respectively 5 weeks after full bloom under field conditions. Their contents changed little until the 11th week; thereafter losses of 35% and 32% in the morphine and codeine concentrations occurred over a 2 week period. This coincided with comparatively high rainfall and relative humidity, which permitted heavy fungal growth and a 28% decrease in the dry weight per sample of straw. There was a rapid decrease in thebaine concentration during the second week after full bloom, followed by a more gradual decrease up till 13 weeks after full bloom. A total loss of 58 % was recorded over the 13 week period, but there was no rapid loss during the 11-13 week period. Under glasshouse conditions morphine and codeine concentrations increased until the eighth and seventh weeks after full bloom respectively. The morphine concentration after this period showed little change, while that of codeine varied slightly. Their maximum detected concentrations were 1 .89 % and 0.16 % respectively. The thebaine concentration decreased rapidly during the first 5 weeks after full bloom from its highest detected value of 0.59% at week 2.

INFLUENCE DU STADE DE CROISSANCE SUR LE RENDEMENT, LA COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE ET LES RÉSERVES NUTRITIVES DU LOTIER CORNICULÉ

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-762
Author(s):  
PAUL GERVAIS
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Lotus Corniculatus ◽  
Birdsfoot Trefoil ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Composition Chimique ◽  
Cell Content ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Food Reserves

A 3-year study on the stages of growth of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) at harvest showed that the dry matter yield increased significantly, in the spring growth, with advance in maturity up to the midbloom stage. The highest annual yield was obtained, however, when birdsfoot trefoil was harvested at the full bloom stage both in the spring and summer growth. Maximum protein yield per unit of land was also obtained at the full bloom stage. In the spring forage, the percentages of crude protein, cell content, cell wall, lignocellulose, lignin, cellulose, ash and phosphorus and in the summer forage, the percentages of crude protein, lignocellulose, cellulose, ash and phosphorus decreased significantly with maturity. For all other constituents in both forages, the variations did not reach the level of significance. The accumulation of food reserves in the roots of birdsfoot trefoil in the fall was not influenced by the stages of growth at harvest.Key words: Lotus corniculatus L., growth stage, nutrient reserves, dry matter yield, forage quality, birdsfoot trefoil

PRODUCTIVITY AND PERSISTENCE OF DECLINING ALFALFA STANDS AS INFLUENCED BY THE ALFALFA WEEVIL, WEEDS, AND EARLY FIRST HARVEST IN OKLAHOMA

1992 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Latheef ◽  
R.C. Berberet ◽  
J.F. Stritzke ◽  
J.L. Caddel ◽  
R.W. McNew
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Bromus Tectorum ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Downy Brome ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Insecticide Treatment ◽  
Alfalfa Weevil ◽  
Hypera Postica ◽  
Percentage Composition

AbstractImportance of cultivars, harvest schedules, and pest infestations as determinants of alfalfa, Medicago sativa L., productivity and stand persistence was investigated using the unimproved “OK08” (Oklahoma Common) and the multiple-pest resistant “WL 318” cultivars. Beginning in the 5th year of production, treatments including three first-harvest schedules (early bud, early bloom, and full bloom) were imposed in a factorial arrangement with unsprayed subplots and three pesticide options for control of alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), or weeds such as downy brome, Bromus tectorum L., or both. In addition to estimating population levels of alfalfa weevil and percentage composition of weeds in forage during each year, alfalfa dry matter yield and stem densities (no. per square metre) were determined during the 3-year period from 1986 through 1988. The seasonal forage production (2-year mean) of WL 318 was nearly 5.4 Mg per hectare greater than that of OK08. There was no consistent trend for greater seasonal alfalfa yield with any of the first-harvest schedules. Timely application of pesticides, as well as use of the improved cultivar were essential for maintaining productivity in years 5 through 7 of stand life. At the termination of the study, only the herbicide + insecticide treatment of WL 318 had close to sufficient stem (and plant) numbers remaining for continued production.

scholarly journals Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer and Inter Row Spacing on Herbage Yield and Some Yield Components (Number of Leaves and Number of Tillers per Plant) of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana Tan) in the Dry Sub Humid Zone of Sokoto Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
M. Mabu Isa ◽  
J. Ibrahim ◽  
Sani Usman Bah
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Plant Sample ◽  
Row Spacing ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Rhodes Grass ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Number Of Leaves

A field experiment was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 rainy seasons at Centre for Agriculture and Pastoral Research (CAPAR) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria to study the effect of nitrogen fertilizer and inter-row spacing on herbage yield and some yield parameters of Rhodes grass. A factorial combination of five fertilizer levels (0, 100, 120, 140 and 160 kgNha-1) and three inter row spacing (30, 50 and 70 cm) were used, making fifteen treatments combinations, which were laid out in a RCBD replicated four times. Determination of herbage dry matter yield at the end of 12 weeks post planting was carried out using a 0.25 m2 (0.5 m x 0.5 m) area metallic frame (Quadrat). The herbage was harvested at 5 cm above ground level using hand Sickle from the four plots for each treatment. The samples collected ware oven dried for the determination of dry matter yield, while determination of number of leaves and number of tillers per plant was done by counting the numbers of individual leave and tillers of each of the representative plant sample. The result revealed that, Application of 160 KgNha-1 generally produced higher (P < 0.05) dry matter yield, number of leaves and number of tillers compared to the rest of the treatment, There was no significant (P > 0.05) effect of inter row spacing in both 2016, 2017 and the years combined on herbage dry matter yield, however significant (P < 0.05) effect of spacing was observed in 2016, 2017 and the years combine on the numbers of leaves and numbers of tiller. Inter-row spacing of 70cm showed superiority among the treatments in the herbage yield compositions investigated compared to 50 and 30cm spacings.

The effect of varieties, nitrogen and stubble treatments on successive cycles of grain and forage sorghums in the Ord River valley

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (42) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
DH Mackenzie ◽  
JJ Basinski ◽  
DB Parbery
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Standard Variety ◽  
Nitrogen Application ◽  
Progressive Reduction ◽  
Sorghum Production

Two exploratory experiments with re-cycled (ratooned) grain sorghums (hybrid Texas R.S. 610 and standard variety Alpha) and forage sorghums (hybrid Sudax and standard variety Sugardrip) were carried out at Kimberley Research Station to provide data for the initial assessment of sorghum production possibilities in the Ord River area. Re-cycling of sorghum led to progressive reduction in grain and dry matter yields. Grain yield reduction was greater when stubble was cut at the header height (approximately 40 inches) than when it was cut at 6 to 8 inches above ground level and removed. Grain and dry matter yields were higher for Texas R.S. 610 than for Alpha, while dry matter yield of Sudax was also higher than that of Sugardrip. Nitrogen application at 50 lb N an acre and 100 lb N an acre increased grain yields of Texas R.S. 610 and Alpha. It also increased dry matter yields of these two varieties and of Sugardrip, while dry matter yield of Sudax did not respond above the 50 lb N an acre rate of application. Relative, but not absolute, reduction of grain and dry matter yields in successive cycles was diminished by nitrogen application.

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