Effects of different fertilization practices on the growth, yield and dry matter content of carrot

The effects of different fertilization practices on the carrot root and shoot dry weights, yield, dry matter contents and root/shoot ratio were studied in field experiments. Unirrigated and irrigated placement and broadcast fertilization, fertirrigations without basic fertilization, fertirrigations with basic fertilization, and PK placement with N fertirrigations were compared. In addition, split application was compared to single application of nutrients. The soil nutrient levels were studied by soil analysis. The carrot root and shoot samples were collected three times during the growing period. Cv. Nantes Duke Notabene 370 was grown. The carrot shoots reached their maximum weight already by three months, whereas roots grew slowly during the first two months but grew considerably during both the third and fourth month. The root and shoot dry weights were positively correlated at all sampling dates in both years ( r ≥0.77***), The big photosynthetizing apparatus caused the production of high root yield. The placement fertilization of granular NPK fertilizer increased the yield as compared to broadcast of granular NPK fertilizer (p = 0.009**). The yield was also increased by the placement of P and K as compared to treatments without placement fertilization of P and K (p = 0.03*). There was no difference in yields between single application and split application. Irrigation decreased the yield in 1985 (p = 0.03*). In 1986the yield was significantly higher than in 1985 (p = 0.000***). At harvest the fertilization did not affect the dry matter content of carrot roots when compared with unfertilized treatments. The difference in dry matter content was greater between years (p = 0.000***) than between fertilization practices (p = 0.05*). The treatment PK placement with N fertirrigations yielded carrots with a higher dry matter content than did the NPK fertirrigations treatments. Besides the fertilization experiment samples from two organically cultivated fields were collected to obtain data concerning organically cultivated carrots and soils.

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Response of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum) to short-term flooding in a moderately sodic soil under field conditions

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600070015 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 331-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. P. Sharma ◽

A. Swarup

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Diffusion Rate ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Pennisetum Americanum ◽

Short Term ◽

Sodic Soil ◽

1000 Grain Weight ◽

Oxygen Diffusion Rate

SUMMARYA field study in India in 1987 evaluated the effects of flooding at either tillering (25 days after sowing) or flowering (50 days after sowing) or at both on growth, yield and mineral composition of Pennisetum americanum L. Leeke in a moderately sodic soil (pH 8·5, exchangeable Na 18%).Flooding for 1, 2, 4 or 6 days at tillering or flowering significantly reduced tillering, plant height, dry matter content, ear length and 1000-grain weight and resulted in a 6·3, 150, 21·6 or 26·6% reduction in grain yield, respectively. Flooding decreased oxygen diffusion rate, restricted root growth and decreased ion uptake, especially of N, P, K and Zn, and led to higher absorption of Na, Fe and Mn. The detrimental effects were greater when the crop was flooded at both stages.

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Use of dry matter content as a rapid and low-cost estimate for ranking genotypic differences in water-soluble carbohydrate concentrations in the stem and leaf sheath of Triticum aestivum

Crop and Pasture Science ◽

10.1071/cp08073 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Gang-Ping Xue ◽

C. Lynne McIntyre ◽

Allan R. Rattey ◽

Anthony F. van Herwaarden ◽

Ray Shorter

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Low Cost ◽

Leaf Sheath ◽

Matter Content ◽

Water Soluble ◽

Genotypic Differences ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Cereal Breeding ◽

Field Samples

Stem water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) are an important source of temporary carbohydrate reserve in cool-season cereals. Genotypic variation in stem WSC concentration in wheat at anthesis is often positively associated with grain weight and yield in water-limited environments. In this study we have examined the relationship between dry matter content (DMC, dry weight per unit of fresh weight) and WSC concentration in field-grown bread wheat. Strong correlations (r = 0.92–0.95) were observed between DMC and WSC concentration in the stem and leaf sheath from the top two or three internodes of recombinant inbred lines from a cross between Seri M82 and Babax, at anthesis or 1 week after anthesis, in several field experiments. This strong correlation was also observed in diverse genotypes grown under rainfed or irrigated conditions. DMC and WSC concentration were also positively correlated in the whole above-ground biomass of wheat at anthesis (r = 0.74–0.91). Measurement of stem and leaf sheath DMC and WSC concentration in a small number of samples would allow the rapid prediction of WSC concentrations in a large number of field samples with reasonable accuracy, as demonstrated in a small dataset in this study. These data indicate that DMC can serve cereal breeding as a rapid and low-cost selection tool for genotypic ranking of WSC concentrations in breeding populations.

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Effect of topping and irrigation on yield of flue-cured tobacco grown in a Mediterranean environment

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600084689 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 113 (1) ◽

pp. 109-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

P. I. Orphanos ◽

C. Metochis

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Matter Content ◽

Lower Percentage ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Yield ◽

Leaf Quality ◽

ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA NỒNG ĐỘ Na2SO3 ĐẾN MỘT SỐ GIỐNG SẮN TRIỂN VỌNG TẠI THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Tạp chí Khoa học và công nghệ nông nghiệp, Trường Đại học Nông Lâm Huế ◽

10.46826/huaf-jasat.v4n3y2020.502 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 2012-2019

Author(s):

Nguyễn Đình Thi ◽

Thái Thị Hồng Mỹ ◽

Lê Thị Hương Xuân

Keyword(s):

Ethanol Production ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Starch Content ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Root Yield ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Cassava Varieties

Nghiên cứu ảnh hưởng của các nồng độ Na2SO3 (0, 100, 300, 500 ppm) đến 03 giống sắn KM 94, KM 21-12 và KM 444 trong năm 2019 tại vùng sinh thái gò đồi thị xã Hương Trà, tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế nhằm mục đích xác định ảnh hưởng và nồng độ Na2SO3 phù hợp cho cây sắn. Kết quả đạt được là: 1) Phun Na2SO3 ở các nồng độ thí nghiệm đã tăng sinh trưởng thân - lá - củ, năng suất, chất lượng củ và hiệu quả kinh tế của 03 giống sắn thí nghiệm. 2) Tại nồng độ phun Na2SO3 từ 300 đến 500 ppm, so với đối chứng giống KM 94 tăng năng suất thực thu 19,5 - 20,2%, tỷ lệ sắn lát đạt 40,9 - 41,1%, hàm lượng tinh bột đạt 29,3 - 30,2% và năng suất ethanol tăng 23,6 - 26,6%; Giống KM 21-12 tăng năng suất thực thu 15,1 - 18,6%, tỷ lệ sắn lát đạt 40,5 - 41,0%, hàm lượng tinh bột đạt 29,7 - 29,8% và năng suất ethanol tăng 21,6 - 25,8%; Giống KM 444 tăng năng suất thực thu 18,4 - 19,9%, tỷ lệ sắn lát đạt 40,6 - 40,8%, hàm lượng tinh bột đạt 30,3 - 30,9% và năng suất ethanol tăng 24,9 - 25,7%. ABSTRACT The study on the effects of Na2SO3 concentrations (0, 100, 300, 500 ppm) on 03 cassava varieties (KM 94, KM 21-12 and KM444) was conducted in 2019 in hilly ecological area of Huong Tra town, Thua Thien Hue province to determine the effect and suitable concentration of Na2SO3 for cassava. The results showed that: 1) Spraying Na2SO3 at a rate of 640 liters/ha with experimental concentrations increased stem - leaf - root growth, yield and quality of roots and economic efficiency of all of 03 cassava varieties. 2) Spraying Na2SO3 at concentrations from 300 to 500 ppm, compared with the control, KM 94 increased root yield of 19.5 - 20.2%, dry matter content reached 40.9 - 41.1%, starch content reached 29.3 - 30.2% and ethanol production increased by 23.6 - 26.6%; KM 21 - 12 increased root yield of 15.1 - 18.6%, dry matter content reached 40.5 - 41.0%, starch content reached 29.7 - 29.8% and ethanol production increased by 21.6 - 25.8%; KM 444 increased root yield of 18.4 - 19.9%, dry matter content reached 40.6 - 40.8%, starch content reached 30.3 - 30.9% and ethanol production increased by 24.9 - 25.7%.

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Effect of Nutrient Levels on Growth, Yield and Economics of Dolichos Bean (Dolichos lablab L.) in Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka, India

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr-4172 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Samapika Dalai ◽

R. Mulge ◽

C N Hanchinamani ◽

A B Mastiholi ◽

V Kantharaju ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Block Design ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Maximum Growth ◽

Matter Content ◽

Cost Ratio ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Pooled Data ◽

Pod Yield

The field experiment was conducted at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, during 2016-17 and 2017-18 to investigate the effect of different levels of nitrogen (0 and 25 kg/ha), phosphorus (0, 50 and 75 kg/ha) and potassium (0, 25 and 50 kg/ha) on growth, flowering, yield and economics of dolichos bean. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design comprising of eighteen treatments replicated thrice. Among indivisual NPK levels, the higher level of nitrogen (25 kg N/ha), phosphorus (75 kg P2O5/ha) and potassium (50 kg K2O/ha) recorded significantly maximum growth (plant height, number of primary and secondary branches, leaf area and dry matter content per plant at harvest), early flowering (except N2 level) and pod yield (162.32, 184.14 and 164.75 q/ha) as compared to lower levels in 2016-17 and 2017-18 growing seasons and pooled data. Similarly, amongst all NPK interaction levels, higher fertilizer dose of 25-75-50 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha recorded significantly maximum growth parameters however, it was at par with 25-75-25 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha except dry matter content per plant during both the experimental years. Pooled data followed similar trend. On pooled basis, recommended fertilizer dose (25-50-25 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha) showed early days to 50 percent flowering whereas pod yield (198.44 q/ha) was recorded maximum at higher fertilizer dose (25-75-50 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha). Similarly, in case of economics, higher fertilizer dose of 25-75-50 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha recorded highest benefit: cost ratio (5.27) during both the experimental years as well as in pooled data but it was at par with 25-75-25 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha. Hence, for profitable cultivation of vegetable type dolichos bean in northern transition zone of Karnataka, NPK fertilizer must be applied at the rate of 25-75-25 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha.

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Effect of current-season application of calcitic lime and phosphorus fertilization on soil pH, potato growth, yield, dry matter content, and cadmium concentration

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis ◽

10.1081/css-120005754 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 33 (13-14) ◽

pp. 2145-2165 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

N. A. Maier ◽

M. J. McLaughlin ◽

M. Heap ◽

M. Butt ◽

M. K. Smart

Keyword(s):

Soil Ph ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Cadmium Concentration ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Matter Content ◽

Phosphorus Fertilization ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Current Season ◽

Potato Growth

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Impact of calcium nutrition on growth, yield and quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum)

SAARC Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.3329/sja.v12i1.21119 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 127-138

Author(s):

H Banerjee ◽

A Konar ◽

A Chakraborty ◽

AM Puste

Keyword(s):

Sandy Loam ◽

Potato Crop ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Field Trials ◽

Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Split Application ◽

Combined Application ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Loam Soil

Field trials were conducted on sandy loam soil of Adisaptagram Block Seed Farm, Hooghly, West Bengal, India during three consecutive winter seasons of 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2012-13 to study the possibilities of calcium application in different proportions with primary nutrients in potato cultivation under irrigated conditions. The results indicated that all the biometrical parameters showed higher values when the potato crop received recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) (200:66:124 kg N, P and K ha-1 respectively) plus 120 kg Ca ha-1 at planting which differed significantly from all other treatments tried in this investigation. Average yield of tuber was maximum (26.25 t ha-1) with RDF + 120 kg calcium application per ha at planting followed by RDF + 80 kg Ca (25.01 t ha-1). Higher dry matter content (15.14%) was obtained with RDF plus split application of Ca i.e. 40 kg at planting and remaining 40 kg at earthing up at par to 80 and 120 kg Ca at planting. On the other hand, yield of skin damaged tuber was higher (1.24 t ha-1) under the treatment having RDF + 40 kg calcium in two equal splits i.e. 20 kg at planting and 20 kg ha-1 at earthing up closely followed by RDF + 80 kg Ca ha-1, either single or split application (1.22 t ha-1). Therefore, combined application of RDF + Calcium (80-120 kg ha-1) has been proved to be the best option to get higher tuber yield of potato with good quality characteristics and higher monetary advantage. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v12i1.21119 SAARC J. Agri., 12(1): 127-138 (2014)

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Field experiments comparing the effects of muriate and sulphate of potash on potato yield and quality

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600015380 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. 319-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

J. C. Dickins ◽

F. E. G. Harrap ◽

M. R. J. Holmes

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Total Yield ◽

Matter Content ◽

Mean Difference ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

The Mean ◽

Muriate Of Potash

1. Between 1955 and 1961 nineteen experiments were carried out on Majestic potatoes in various parts of England comparing muriate and sulphate of potash at three rates of application, in the range 75–336 lb./acre of K2O. Most of the experiments were on light soils.2. Total yield of tubers was on average the same from both sources at all rates of application, and this similarity was not affected by environmental conditions.3. Muriate of potash consistently gave a higher yield of large tubers than sulphate, with an average difference of 0·6 ton/acre. Conversely, muriate gave a lower yield of medium tubers than sulphate, again with a mean difference of 0·6 ton/acre.4. Muriate of potash significantly depressed tuber dry-matter content in eleven of the experiments, particularly at the higher rates, while sulphate had this effect in three experiments. Muriate gave a small increment in two experiments, at low rates only, while sulphate had this effect in five, most markedly at low rates. Sulphate gave a higher dry-matter content than muriate in most of the experiments. The mean difference was 1·0% at 300 and 336 lb./acre of K2O and 0·4 to 0·5% at lower rates.5. Sulphate of potash gave a more floury texture to the boiled tubers than muriate in three experiments, but otherwise no difference in texture was detected between the sources.6. The degree of off-flavour was not appreciably affected by rate or source of applied potash.7. After-cooking blackening was more marked at low than at high rates of applied potash in seven of the nineteen experiments. Muriate and sulphate of potash had similar effects.8. Farmyard manure ploughed down in winter was tested in three experiments and did not influence to any important extent the relative effects of muriate and sulphate of potash on tuber yield and quality.9. Application of the two sources on the flat before ridging and in the open drills was compared in the same three experiments, but did not alter the relative effects of the sources on yield or dry-matter content.

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THE EFFECT OF MG AND S ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS PRODUCTS AND NITROGEN CONTENT IN WINTER WHEAT

Proccedings of International Scientific Conference "RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2017" ◽

10.15544/rd.2017.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rūta DROMANTIENĖ ◽

Irena PRANCKIETIENĖ ◽

Gvidas ŠIDLAUSKAS ◽

Vita SMALSTIENĖ

Keyword(s):

Winter Wheat ◽

Nitrogen Content ◽

Chlorophyll A ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Chlorophyll A And B ◽

Wheat Leaves ◽

Chlorophyll A Content

In 2013 and 2014, field experiments involving winter wheat were conducted at Aleksandras Stulginskis University’s Experimental Station on a medium-textured Cal(ca)ri-Epihypogleyic Luvisol. N150P90K120 were applied as the main fertilizers. Additionally, a foliar fertilizer including amide nitrogen, sulphur and magnesium (MgO concentrations ranging from 0.25 % to 2.5 %), (further referred to as magnesium fertilizer), was sprayed at the tillering and booting stages of winter wheat. It was found that magnesium fertilizer foliar-applied at the end of tillering and booting stages tended to increase chlorophyll a and b contents in winter wheat leaves. Chlorophyll a content in leaves significantly increased when the solution with 2.5 % concentration of magnesium had been applied at tillering and when 0.5, 1.0 and 2.5 % concentrations of the solution had been applied at booting stages. Chlorophyll b content in winter wheat leaves was significantly affected by the solutions with 0.5, 1.0 and 2.5 % magnesium concentrations at tillering and by the solutions with 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 % magnesium concentrations at booting stages. The highest increase in dry matter content was recorded when 2.5 % MgO solution had been applied at booting stage. A statistically significant correlation was established between the MgO concentrations applied at tillering (r = 0.905*) and booting (r = 0.863*) stages and nitrogen content in winter wheat dry matter.

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Optimum harvest date of maize for biogas and silage purposes

Acta Agronomica Hungarica ◽

10.1556/aagr.57.2009.2.3 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 119-125

Author(s):

G. Hadi

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Biogas Production ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Vegetation Period ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Matter Content ◽

Harvest Date ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Dry Matter Yield ◽

Vegetative Organs

The dry matter and moisture contents of the aboveground vegetative organs and kernels of four maize hybrids were studied in Martonvásár at five harvest dates, with four replications per hybrid. The dry matter yield per hectare of the kernels and other plant organs were investigated in order to obtain data on the optimum date of harvest for the purposes of biogas and silage production.It was found that the dry mass of the aboveground vegetative organs, both individually and in total, did not increase after silking. During the last third of the ripening period, however, a significant reduction in the dry matter content was sometimes observed as a function of the length of the vegetation period. The data suggest that, with the exception of extreme weather conditions or an extremely long vegetation period, the maximum dry matter yield could be expected to range from 22–42%, depending on the vegetation period of the variety. The harvest date should be chosen to give a kernel moisture content of above 35% for biogas production and below 35% for silage production. In this phenophase most varieties mature when the stalks are still green, so it is unlikely that transport costs can be reduced by waiting for the vegetative mass to dry.

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