Planting date and suboptimal seedbed temperature effects on dry bean establishment, phenology and yield

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Balasubramanian ◽  
A. Vandenberg ◽  
P. Hucl
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Dry Bean ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Early Fall ◽  
Plant Stand ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Low Temperature Emergence

Seedbed temperatures below 15°C are detrimental to dry bean germination and emergence. This field study was conducted to determine the effects of suboptimal seedbed temperatures on dry bean emergence, and the cumulative effects of suboptimal seedbed temperatures during emergence on crop phenology and yield. Selected dry bean cultivars were planted in mid- and late May when seedbed temperatures were below and above the suboptimal temperature (15°C), respectively, at Saskatoon, SK. Emergence, cumulative thermal units to anthesis and maturity, seed yield, yield components and percent frost-damaged seeds were evaluated in 1999 and 2000. The final seedling count at 30 d after planting was 81% for the mid-May planting and 94% for the late May planting. However, the difference in plant stand was not statistically significant. Year-to-year differences in weather influenced the response of dry bean to planting date for maturity and seed yield. The mid-May planting produced the highest seed yield in 1999, when the two indeterminate cultivars in the late May planting failed to mature prior to the mid September frost. The mid-September frost also resulted in a high percent frost-damaged seeds for the late May planting. In 2000, when the first fall frost was in late September, maturity and seed yield of dry bean cultivars were equivalent for planting dates. The mid-May planted dry bean cultivars will result in higher seed yield and quality compared to the conventional late May planting in years with an early fall frost. Key words: Dry bean, seeding date, low temperature, emergence, maturity

DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF CANADIAN WESTERN RED SPRING AND CANADA PRAIRIE SPRING WHEATS AS AFFECTED BY DELAYED SEEDING IN THE BROWN AND DARK BROWN SOIL ZONES OF SASKATCHEWAN

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. CUTFORTH ◽  
C. A. CAMPBELL ◽  
D. JUDIESCH ◽  
R. M. DePAUW ◽  
J. M. CLARKE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Frost Damage ◽  
Wheat Cultivars ◽  
Brown Soil ◽  
Soil Zone ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Optimum Period ◽  
Early Fall ◽  
The Difference

Historically, research has identified the optimum period of seeding Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat in the Brown soil zone to be between late April and mid-May, and approximately mid-May in the Dark Brown soil zone. The recent development and release of new spring wheat cultivars with significantly different genetic makeup (Canada Prairie Spring (CPS) wheats) prompted this study to determine if the established criteria were valid for them. Seeding date experiments involving one CWRS wheat (Neepawa) and three CPS wheats (HY320, HY355, HY912) were carried out at Swift Current (1984–1988) and at Regina and Scott (1985–1988). Although significant seeding date × cultivar interactions occurred for several of the characteristics measured (e.g., yield, protein concentration), no cultivar consistently responded differently than the others. However, the difference in days to reach maturity between the later maturing CPS cultivars and the CWRS cultivar, Neepawa, generally increased with delayed seeding making the CPS cultivars more susceptible to early fall frost damage which could decrease their yields and grain quality. Our results showed no reason to change recommendations for seeding dates in either soil zone, and both types of wheat can be treated similarly except that late seeding for CPS wheats should be avoided.Key words: Seeding date, grain yield, GDD, protein, wheat

Response of two sunflower hybrids to planting dates and densities

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Y. Allam ◽  
G. R. El-Nagar ◽  
A. H. Galal
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Sowing Date ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Oil Yield ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Head Diameter

This investigation was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Assiut University during the summers of 2000 and 2001 to study the responses of two sunflower hybrids (Vidoc and Euroflora) to planting dates (May 1st, June 1st and July 1st) and planting densities (55,533, 83,300 and 166,600 plants/ha). The results indicated that the two varieties differed highly significantly in all studied traits except oil yield/ha. The highest seed yield (3.64 t/ha) was obtained with the variety Vidoc. In addition, the results revealed that the planting date exerted a highly significant influence on all vegetative growth traits along with yield and its components. Increasing plant density increased the seed and oil yield/ha. By contrast, the stem diameter, head diameter, 100-seed weight and seed yield/plant decreased with increasing plant density. The interaction between varieties and plant density had a highly significant effect on head diameter. The greatest head diameter (20.06 cm) was recorded for the variety Vidoc planted at lower density. Concerning the interaction between planting density and planting date, the highest seed yield (4.47 t/ha) was obtained from dense plants at the early sowing date, and the highest oil % (45.32) at the late planting date and the lowest plant density. The second order interaction exerted a highly significant influence on stem and head diameter in addition to seed yield/plant, where the highest value (78.13 g/plant) was obtained with the variety Vidoc planted on May 1st at the lowest plant density.

Response of soya beans to planting date in south-eastern Queensland. II.* Vegetative and reproductive development

1974 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 723 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Lawn ◽  
DE Byth
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Reproductive Development ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Biological Efficiency ◽  
Vegetative Development ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Seed Yields

Vegetative and reproductive development of a range of soya bean cultivars was studied over a series of planting dates in both hill plots and row culture at Redland Bay, Qld. Responses in the extent of vegetative and reproductive development were related to changes in the phasic developmental patterns. The duration and extent of vegetative development for the various cultivar-planting date combinations were closely associated with the length of the period from planting to the cessation of flowering. Thus, vegetative growth was greatest for those planting dates which resulted in a delay in flowering and/or extended the flowering phase. Similarly, genetic lateness of maturity among cultivars was associated with more extensive vegetative development. Seed yield per unit area increased within each cultivar as the length of the growing period was extended until sufficient vegetative growth occurred to allow the formation of closed canopies under the particular agronomic conditions imposed. Further increases in the length of the period of vegetative growth failed to increase seed yield, and in some cases seed yields were actually reduced. Biological efficiency of seed production (BE) was negatively correlated with the length of the vegetative growth period. Differences in BE among cultivar-planting date combinations were large. It is suggested that maximization of seed yield will necessitate an optimum compromise between the degree of vegetative development and BE. Optimum plant arrangement will therefore vary, depending on the particular cultivar-planting date combination. ___________________ \*Part I, Aust. J. Agric. Res., 24: 67 (1973).

INFLUENCE OF TIME OF SEEDING ON ESTABLISHMENT AND PERSISTENCE OF SPECIES, AND YIELD OF FORAGE MIXTURES

1964 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Langille ◽  
F. S. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Red Clover ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
The Third ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Seed Mixture ◽  
Harvest Year ◽  
Point Quadrat ◽  
Forage Mixtures ◽  
Better Than

Satisfactory results were obtained from seeding forage mixtures at any of four dates at successive 2-week intervals between the end of May and July 15. For each of the four subsequent seeding dates substantial yield reductions occurred. The loss in yield between the fourth and the eighth seeding date averaged 45, 25, and 15% for the first, second, and third harvest years respectively for a seed mixture including timothy, alfalfa, red clover, and alsike. Corresponding yield reductions for a mixture of bromegrass, alfalfa, and ladino clover were 75, 25, and 15%. In each case the loss in the third year amounted to.65 tons of dry matter per acre. Legume establishment and contribution were greatly reduced at the later seeding dates as indicated by inclined point quadrat surveys. Timothy performed somewhat better than did bromegrass at the later planting dates and both responded better than legumes to delayed planting. Weed and bare ground amounts were greater with each successive planting date. By the end of the third harvest year species composition differences attributable to planting date were practically eliminated.

scholarly journals Planting Date and Romaine Lettuce Cultivar Affect Quality and Productivity

HortScience ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Dufault ◽  
Brian Ward ◽  
Richard L. Hassell
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Freezing Damage ◽  
Romaine Lettuce ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
October 17 ◽  
Harvest Maturity ◽  
Lettuce Cultivar

The objective of this study was to determine the best combination of planting dates (PDs) and cultivars on yield and quality for long-term production of romaine lettuce. `Green Forest' (GF), `Apache' (AP), `Darkland' (DK), `Green Tower' (GT), `Ideal Cos' (IC), and `Tall Guzmaine' (TG) were successfully grown to harvest maturity on 19 PDs from September 1998 to April 2001. Lettuce planted in September and April PDs (pooled over cultivars and year), required as little as 47 and 49 days, respectively, to reach harvest (all cultivars harvested on the same day). Lettuce planted in October, November, February, and March PDs (pooled over cultivars and year), required on average 64, 66, 75, and 67 days to reach harvest, respectively, but in the coldest PDs of December and January, 90 and 98 days, respectively, were needed to reach maturity. Of the eight PDs evaluated, marketable numbers/plot (pooled over cultivars and years) were greatest in the September PD, followed by April (–8% decrease from September PD) > March (–13%) > October (–17%) > November (–21%) > December = January = February (about –30%) and heads weighed the most in September > January = February (–7% decrease from September PD) > March = April (–14%) > October (–21%) > December (–25%) > November (–31%). Cull heads/plot (pooled over cultivars and years) were greatest in April > December (–5% decrease from April PD) > January = February (–16%) > November (–27%) > October (–34%) > March (–44%) > September (–49%). Two out of three November PDs were lost to freezing damage and this PD should be avoided. Significant bolting occurred primarily in the September and October PDs (in 1 of 3 years) with negligible bolting in the November, December, and January PDs, but bolting recurred again in the February, March and April PDs. Marketable numbers/plot (pooled over all PDs and years) were greatest for GF > GT (–7% decrease from GF) > AP (–8%) > IC (–9%) > DK (–11%) > TG (–21%). The interaction effect of cultivar × PD indicated that GF yielded the most marketable heads in 6 out of 8 PDs. The best performing cultivars by PD (pooled over years) were September and February = GF and IC; October = TG; November = AP; December, January, March, and April = GF.

Alternative seeding dates (fall and April) affect Brassica napus canola yield and quality

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken J. Kirkland ◽  
Eric N. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Canola Seed ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Herbicide Tolerant

Brassica napus L. canola production on the Canadian prairies often is limited by hot, dry growing conditions in early July and a short growing season. Brassica napus canola seeded in the fall just prior to freeze-up or in the early spring as soon as fields are passable may allow canola to avoid these adverse conditions. Our objective was to determine if late October (fall), or mid- to late April (April) seeding dates improve canola yield and quality relative to a mid-May (15 to 20 May) seeding date. Plant density and height, phenological development, seed yield, seed weight and seed oil content were assessed in plots sown to herbicide-tolerant B. napus canola at three seeding dates on five fallow sites and three stubble sites at Scott, SK, from 1994 to 1998. A thinner plant stand occurred for the fall compared with spring seeding dates; however, this difference rarely corresponded with less canola yield. Fifty percent flowering occurred 20 d earlier (June rather than July), reproductive growth (50% flowering to maturity) was 10 d longer, plants were 23 (fall) or 8 (April) cm shorter, and maturity occurred 13 d earlier when canola was seeded in the fall and April compared with mid-May seeding. Canola seed yield was 38% greater when seeded on the alternative dates rather than the more traditional mid-May seeding date. The yield advantage for alternative seeding dates was greater and more consistent on stubble than on fallow likely because of lack of soil crusting and temperature and wind protection from stubble. The response of seed weight to seeding date was similar to that for seed yield, indicating that a portion of the positive yield response to alternative seeding dates was associated with larger seed size. Oil content also was greater for the fall and April compared with mid-May seeding dates, but the improvement was smaller (6%) than that for seed yield. Fall- and April-seed-ed canola tolerated spring frosts and avoided adversely hot, dry weather during the flowering period, thus improving canola seed yield and quality. Alternative seeding dates provide canola producers in semi-arid regions with a sustainable option to diversify their cropping systems. Key words: Seeding date, dormant, stubble, fallow, herbicide tolerant, alternative cropping practice

Effet de la date de semis sur la productivité du lin oléagineux cultivé en climat frais

2011 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Pageau ◽  
Julie Lajeunesse
Keyword(s):  
Growing Season ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Linum Usitatissimum L ◽  
Seeding Date ◽  
Sowing Dates ◽  
1000 Grain Weight ◽  
Late Sowing ◽  
Cool Climate

Pageau, D. and Lajeunesse, J. 2011. Effect of seeding date on oilseed flax grown in a cool climate. Can. J. Plant Sci. 91: 29–35. In Quebec, the growing season is relatively short and most crops are sown early in the spring. However, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) production is recent in Quebec and the effect of time of seeding on flax productivity has not yet been studied. The objective of this project was to determine the effect of four different sowing dates on the productivity of oilseed flax grown in a cool climate in Quebec. Four planting dates (mid-May to mid-June) were evaluated for 4 yr (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008) with four cultivars (AC Emerson, AC McDuff, CDC Bethune and Lightning). During 2 yr, delays in seeding reduced grain yields. Moreover, in 2006 and 2007, flax seeded at the last planting date (mid-June) did not reach maturity. Compared with the earliest seeding date, a 2-wk delay in sowing reduced grain yields by 34 to 42% in 2006 and by 25 to 51% in 2007. Late sowing also reduced the oil content and 1000-grain weight of flax. These results indicate that oilseed flax should be sown early (11–18 May) in regions where the climate is cool.

Effects of Planting Date and Mulching on Cowpea in Sierra Leone

1981 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Kamara
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Pod Number

SUMMARYThe effects of date of planting and soil mulching on cowpea growth and yield were investigated for three years during the middle part of the minor season in Sierra Leone. Mulching at 8 tons/ha conserved more soil moisture than other mulch rates, with greatest difference in the top 15 cm of soil, especially during drier periods. Plant height, pod number and seed yield of cowpea planted in September were significantly greater than from other planting dates whether mulch was applied or not. The beneficial effects of mulching at 8 tons/ha on cowpea growth and yield were more dramatic when the crop received an average weekly rainfall of 100 mm before 50% flowering.

scholarly journals Greening of potato tubers after harvest: effect of planting date and cultivar

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e105973971
Author(s):  
Vlandiney Eschemback ◽  
Aline Marques Genú ◽  
Jackson Kawakami
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Potato Cultivars ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Light Conditions ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
And Storage

The different potato planting dates in southern Brazil have different climatic factors that affect the yield and quality of the tubers produced. The objective of this work was to test the effect of planting date and potato cultivars on the postharvest greening of tubers. The treatments consisted of three planting dates (October, December, and February) and three potato cultivars (Agata, BRS Clara, and BRS F63 Camila). It was observed that the tubers harvested in February were less susceptible to greening, probably due to the higher physiological maturity of the tubers produced in this planting date. Tubers of cv. BRS Clara had lower greening than the tubers of the other cultivars. In addition to the light conditions, the cultivar and storage air temperature are also important factors that affect greening rates. Care must be taken with these factors to avoid losses of tubers by greening.

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