scholarly journals Effect of Spraying Plant Extracts and Vitamin C on Yield and performance of Pop Corn Zea mays everta

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
A.Y. N-Alla ◽  
Y.M. Al-Koubisi ◽  
H. M. K. Al-Ab0di ◽  
I. H. H. Al-Hilfy
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Hibiscus Sabdariffa ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Fall Season ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
And Performance

A study was Conducted during fall-season of 2009 and spring of 2010 at the farm of field crops Department , College of Agriculture to determinate the effect of some plant extracts and vitamin C on growth and yield of pop corn sawing in two season . The layout of the experiment was RCBD with four replications. The treatments were karkadea Hibiscus sabdariffa L. extraction in 25%, liquorices Glycrrhiza glabra L. in 50% consenters and vitamin C in 1.5gm.L-1 in addition to control ( spray with distill water only). Results showed that liquorices was superior in plant height about 177.5 and 175 cm resp. for both season. Vitamin C was superior in ear height in fall season about 127.5cm while liquorices was the best in spring season which gave about 132.5 cm. Spraying with karkadea extracts gave best L.A. about 0.5325 m-2 and 0.4625 m-2 for both seasons resp. High number of ears per plant 1.75 , 1.5, high number of rows per ear (18 and 16), grain per row (32 and 28 ), grain per ear (57.3 and 448 grain . ear-1 ) also grain yield plant -1 ( 96.0 and 81.5 ) and total grain yield about 6.720 and 5.763 ton.ha-1 for both seasons resp. it was concluded that spraying of karkadea liquorices extracts and vitamin C could be recommended for best growth and yield of pop corn.

scholarly journals RESPONS OF BREAD WHEAT YIELD AND IT,S COMPONENTS TO BORON AND VITAMIN C FOLIAR APPLIED

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Hilfy & Zeboon
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Spike Number

Field experiment was conducted during 2010 – 2011 and 2011 – 2012 winter seasons at the Experimental Farm, Department of Field Crops, College of Agriculture University of Baghdad. RCBD design with four replications were used to study the effect of Boron and vitamin C foliar applied on yield and some it,s components of bread  wheat Triticum aestivum L. cv. Abu – Ghraib-3. The experiment involved two factors ,the first was boron foliar in five concentrations  0,100, 200, 300, 400 mg L-1  the second was vitamin C foliar applied in five concentrations 0,1,2,3,4, gmL-1 at booting stage. Results of the experiment showed :300 mg B L-1 was  superior in grain yield 6.726,6.771 Mg ha-1)   for both seasons and some yield components ( spike number for the second season 574.9 spike m-2 , fertility 97.27% 97.34% and number of grain 66.39 , 65,22 grain spik-1 ) for both seasons . Foliar of Vitamin C with 4 gm L-1 was significantly affected grain yield (6.820 , 6.879 Mg ha-1 ) for both seasons respectively . Foliar of Vitamin C with 4 gm L-1 was significantly affected on grain yield and some it,s components (6.820 , 6.878 Mg ha-1 ) as compared to control which gave (4.882 ,4.906 Mg ha-1) for both seasons, respectively .The interaction between two factors was significant in some characters ( number of spike and grain yield ).

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SPRAYING WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF LICORICE EXTRACT AND PLANT DENSITIES IN GROWTH AND YIELD OF SORGHUM BICOLOR L.

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Mohmadi & Al-Ani
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Spring Season ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Fall Season ◽  
High Plant Density ◽  
Plant Densities

A field experiment was condueted at the experimental Farm, College of Agriculture University of AL-Anbar in replace location (Abu-Gheaib) in spring season of 2017. While in Fall season it was applied at AL-saqluwiya-Anbar Province 10 km west north of Falluga city to study the effect of four levels of licorice extractor (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) (0,2,4 and 6) g.L-1 water and three (53,333, 66,666 and 88,888 plant) plant.ha-1. On growth and grain yield of Sorghum cv. Rabih. The experiment was applied using R.C.B.D. arranged in split plots with three replications. levels of plant densities were used as main-plot, while licorice extractor were used as sub-plot. Foliar application of licorice extractor was applied during vegetative growth. The results showed that, high plant density (88888) plant.h-1 significantly increase plant height and leaf area index, while most of traits were not significantly influenced by plant density including grain yield. Results revealed that foliar application of licorice extractor with 2,4,6 g.L-1 of water significantly influenced grain yield in spring season compane with control treatment and it is amounted to (9.62, 9.55 and 9.78) t.h-1 respectively. There were significant interaction between Licorice extractor and plant density in spring and fall season in grain yield. The higher grain yield of 10.31 and 10.33 t.h-1 were obtained when sorghum plants were sowing at hight density and sprayed with Licorice extractor at level          4 g.L-1 respectively

scholarly journals EFFECT OF GRAIN MOISTURE OF CORN AT HARVESTING ON SOME AGRONOMIC TRAITS

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baktash & Alkazaali
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Field Crop ◽  
Spring Season ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Fall Season ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Grain Moisture

This research was conducted during spring and fall seasons, 2015 , at the fields of Field Crop Department – College of Agriculture –University of Baghdad . The objective was to study the effect of grain moisture at  harvesting on some agronomic traits  of the corn  next  generation , by  using synthetic variety 5018 . In spring season 2015 , seeds of this variety  was planted ,when  moisture of the ear grains was (37-42%) , ten ears were harvested. Ear harvesting dates were performed manually when the grains had 37-42% , 34-36% , 30-33% , 25- 28% and 19-22%  moisture content. In fall season  2015 , varietal trail was carried out to the five treatment materials , using Randomized Complete Bock Design , with four replicates. The results  revealed , that non significant differences between treatments (19-22)%  and  (25-28)% , in all the studied traits . The plants  grown from the seeds of (25-28)%, were produced  highest vegetative mass (116.30 g.plant-1) , total dray matter (269 g. plant-1) and total dray matter ( 1.80  kg.m-2 ) . Highest grain yield ( 1.07  kg.m-2 ) and harvesting index ( 0.63) were produced from plants grown from  seeds harvested  with (19-22)%  moisture content . It can be concluded  that the best moisture contents of the grains for seed production was (19-28)%.

scholarly journals Effect of some Agricultural Treatments on Chemical and Qualitative Characters of Five Cucumber hybrids Grown under Unheated Greenhouse

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Walled B.M. Allela ◽  
Shamil Y.H. Al-Hamdani
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Nutrient Elements ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Qualitative Trait ◽  
Qualitative Characters

The experiment was implemented in greenhouse at College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul, During the spring growing season of 2014 to study the evaluation of genetic behavior of some traits in five cucumber hybrids (Raiane, Karol, Sayff, Karima and Baraka) under the effect of fertilization with two plant extracts treatments (control and fertilization with humic acid at concentrate 6 gm.-l) and harvesting fruits in two periods in each (two days or three days) on growth and yield of cucumber. The experiment results subjected to statistical analysis arranged in R.C.B.D. with three replications. The results can be summarized as follows, Leaves content of nutrient elements, The Baraka hybrid exhibited non-significant in N % of leaves superiority, and the hybrid Raiane in P% of leaves and the hybrid Karima in K% of leaves as compared with other hybrids. Plants fertilized with humic acid were surpassed significantly over the non-fertilized plants in N % of leaves only, The results revealed non-significance in nutrient elements percentages between the fertilized and non-fertilized plants. Treatments of triple interactions showed a significant increase in traits of N % and P % of leaves. Yield qualitative trait, The differences did not reached a significant effect between the fertilized and non-fertilized plants, The plants harvested in each of two and three days revealed non-significant differences in all traits except in trait GA3 of leaves, where the plants of two-days harvesting were superior significantly on the plants of three days harvesting.

scholarly journals Response of nano N, Zn and Cu application on growth and yield of scented rice

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (AAEBSSD) ◽  
pp. 277-280
Author(s):  
Hemu Kumar ◽  
T. D. Pandey ◽  
R. B. Tiwari ◽  
N. K. Chaure
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Present Experiment ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Research Station ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Kharif Season ◽  
Randomized Block Design

The present experiment was conducted at Barrister Thakur Chhedilal College of Agriculture and Research Station, Bilaspur, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during Kharif season 2020-21. Entitled with “ Response of Nano N, Zn and Cu application on growth and yield of scented rice” including nano fertilizer nutrients with recommended dose of fertilizer 60:40:30 NPK kg ha-1. The experiment was presented in Randomized Block Design with three replication . The treatments was consisted of eigth treatments viz., Result revealed that treatment T8 (100 % PK + 50% N + 2 spray of nano N + Cu + Zn @ 4 + 2 + 2 ml liter-1 of water at 25 and 50 DAP), resulted the highest plant height, number of effective tillers at harvest , number of tillers per meter length at harvest, grain yield (32.83 qha-1), straw yield (66.51 q ha-1). Which was significantly superior over other treatments but was at par with T6 (100% PK + 50% N + 2 spray of nano N + Zn @ 4 + 2 ml liter-1 of water at 25 and 50 DAP ) with (28.91 qha-1) grain yield closely followed by the treatment T7, T5,T3.

scholarly journals Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance estimates in maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Maruthi ◽  
K. Jhansi Rani
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Genetic Advance ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cluster Distance ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
Ear Height

Forty three genotypes of maize were evaluated for eleven traits at the College Farm, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad to study the genetic divergence and various genetic parameters. There was a significant (P<0.01) difference between genotypes for all the characters, which revealed wide range of variability and high heritability for all the characters. The genetic advance as percent of mean was high for grain yield per plant (73.19%), ear height (51.05%), number of kernels per row (44.40%), plant height (43.46%), 100 grain weight (42.88%), ear length (30.79%), number of kernel rows per ear (25.23%), and ear girth (22.37%) indicating additive gene action for these traits. D2 analysis partitioned the forty three genotypes in to six clusters. The maximum inter cluster distance (39.38) was observed between cluster I and cluster V. Grain yield per plant (38.43%), plant height (14.29%), 100 grain weight (12.85%) and number of kernels per row (12.07%) contributed greatly towards diversity.

scholarly journals Effect of Azotobacter on Growth and Yield of Maize

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandhu Raj Baral ◽  
Parbati Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Seed Inoculation ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Maize Variety ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
1000 Grain Weight

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Azotobacter on growth and yield of maize (variety Rampur composite) at farmland of National Maize Research Program, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal during the winter season of 2007-08 and 2008-09. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with eight treatments each replicated three times. The treatments were control, 120:60:40 kg NP2O5K2O ha-1, Azotobacter seed inoculation, Azotobacter soil application, Azotobacter +10 t FYM ha-1, 10 t FYM ha-1, 120:60:40 kg NP2O5K2O ha-1 + Azotobacter, 120:60:40 kg NP2O5K2O ha-1 + Azotobacter + 10 t FYM ha-1. Analysis of variance showed that grain yield, plant height, ear height, ear length, kernel per rows and 1000 grain weight were significantly affected with treatments. Only inoculation of Azotobacter increased 15 to 35% grain yield over non inoculated treatments. The benefit of Azotobacter inoculation was higher in the absence of chemical fertilizer application. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v11i2.18409 SAARC J. Agri., 11(2): 141-147 (2013)

scholarly journals GRAIN YIELD ADN YIELD COMPONENTS OF CORN AS INFLUENCED BY HARVESTING MOISTURE

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baktash & Alkazaali
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Field Crop ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Fall Season ◽  
Grain Moisture ◽  
Corn Grain

This research was conducted during spring and fall seasons, 2015 , at the fields of Field Crop Department – College of Agriculture –University of Baghdad. The objective was to study grain yield and yield components of corn in next generation   as influenced by  harvesting moisture in the first generation  . In spring season 2015 , seeds of the variety 2018 was planted using  75 cm between rows and 25 cm within the rows. When  moisture of the ear grains reach the first treatment (37-42%), ten ears were harvested. Ear harvesting dates were performed manually when the grains had 37-42%, 34-36% , 30-33% , 25- 28% and 19-22%  moisture content.  Then, the  grains were naturally dried to 15.5 %. In fall season  2015 , varietal trail was carried out with the five treatment materials , using Randomized Complete Bock Design , with four replicates . The results revealed significant differences among treatments for all the studied traits . The highest number of grains  (614 grains ear-1) and (4224 grains m-2), were produced from plants grown from seeds with (25-28)%, which  significantly differs  from other treatments . The highest grain weight ( 266 mg), grain yield (159.46 g.plant-1) and ( 10.70 t.ha-1) , were produced from  the plants at the  moisture content  (19-22)% . It could be conclude , that the suitable   corn grain moisture harvest for production seeds for next generation are (19-22)% .

BIOEFFICACY OF PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST MUSTARD APHID AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
NARENDRA SINGH ◽  
N. S. BHADAURIA ◽  
PRADYUMN SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Aphid Population ◽  
College Of Agriculture ◽  
Mustard Aphid ◽  
Plant Materials

The Bio-efficacy of eleven plant extracts namely viz.Neem Kernel; Rhizome of Ginger; Leaves of Datura, Gajarghas, Harsingar, Oak and Latjeera; Bulb of Garlic and Onion; Flowers of Chrysenthemum and Fruits of Chilli in the concentration of 5 percent and imidacloprid @ 40 g ai/ha was tested against mustard aphid, Lipaphiserysimi and their effect on D. rapae and Coccinellid beetle were tested in the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Gwalior (M.P.). All the tested plant materials and imidacloprid @ 40 g ai/ha were effective significanty in reducing the aphid population over control.The aphid population in treated plots ranged from 7.2 to 40.0 as against 85.4 aphid/twig in untreated control. Among the plant material, three sprays of Neem Kernel were found most effective followed by three sprays of chilli fruits.All the plant extracts were found significantly safer to D. rapae and coccinellid bettle in comparision to insecticide (imidacloprid).

Yield performance with heritability measurements of half sib families obtained from maize variety Azam

1970 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Faizan Mahmood, Hidayat- Ur-Rahman, Nazir Ahmad ◽  
Fahim-ul- Haq ◽  
Samrin Gul, Quaid Hussain ◽  
Ammara Khalid ◽  
Touheed Iqbal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Heritability Estimate ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Yield Performance ◽  
Grain Moisture ◽  
Maize Variety ◽  
Ear Height ◽  
Sib Families

This study evaluated the performance of 64 half sib families (HSF) derived from “Azam” variety of maize using partially balanced lattice square design with two replications. Data were recorded on grain yield and other agronomic traits. Observations showed difference in half-sib families for studied traits. Among the 64 half-sib families, minimum days to 50% tasseling (51 days) were observed for HS-49 while maximum (57 days) for HS-63. Minimum days to 50% silking (56 days) were counted for HS-6 while maximum (63 days) for HS-23. Minimum days to 50% anthesis (55 days) were counted for HS-1 and HS-6 while maximum (62 days) for HS-23. Similarly, minimum ASI (-2 days) were observed in HS-1, HS-15, HS-16, HS-28 and HS-63 while maximum (2 days) in HS-48. Minimum (60 cm) ear height was recorded for HS-11 and maximum (93.5 cm) for HS-28. Minimum fresh ear weight (1.3 kg) was weighted for HS-17 while maximum (3.2 kg) for HS-21. Grain moisture was recorded minimum (19.35 %) for HS-19 and maximum (31.25%) for HS-2. HS-42 showed minimum (28 g) 100 kernel weight while HS-5 showed maximum (47 g). Grain yield was minimum (2323 kg ha-1) for HS-17 and maximum (5742 kg ha-1) for HS-21. Maximum heritability estimate (0.92) was recorded for fresh ear weight, while minimum (0.41) was observed for ear height.

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