Evaluation on the Effect of Silica (DE) for Growth and Quality of Mango Kesar

An experiment was conducted during 2012-2014 at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Gokak (Karnataka), India to study the effect of silicon on yield and quality of mango cv. Kesar. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with nine treatments replicated five times. The results revealed that, the highest yield per tree (140.93 kg/tree) was recorded in the treatment supplemented in (T5) Half of RDF + DE 600 kg/ha which significantly more than the compared to control during 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and pooled data. It was noticed that the (T7) RDF + DE 300 kg per hectareas RDF + DE 300 kg/ha was best on the basis of physical characteristics like increased in length, diameter and volume of the fruit, and the treatment was significantly higher than the untreated control mango fruits. The treatment also helped in better chemical characteristics like increased TSS, total sugars, and reducing sugars and optimum physiological loss in weight, resulting in improved keeping quality at ambient conditions (25-350C, 50-60% RH). The T7 treatment was judged as the most effective soil application for the mango cv. Kesar that helped in increasing the quality of the mango fruits during storage even after 18 days of storage. The same treatment was also found to be more effective and significantly more than the compared to control during 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and pooled data with respect to organoleptic parameters for the mango cv. Kesar.

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Plant spacing and pollen quantity on yield and quality of squash seeds

Horticultura Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-05362003000300005 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 443-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Márcio S. de Lima ◽

Antonio I. I. Cardoso ◽

Marcelo F. Verdial

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Seed Quality ◽

Block Design ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Plant Spacing ◽

Plant Seed ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Pollen Quantity

Squash seeds yield and quality can be improved by proper population plant spacing and the pollen quantity, which influences the pollination quality and fertilization. Nine experiments were conducted as a factorial combination of three spacing between plants (0.8 x 0.3, 0.8 x 0.6 and 0.8 x 0.9 m), two quantities of pollen (50% of an anther and another entire one) and natural insect pollination. Seed and fruit production parameters, and seed quality were evaluated. A randomized complete block design, five replications, with ten plants per plot was adopted. Larger plant spacing increased the average number of mature fruits and seed yield per plant. Seed yield was directly proportional to the amount of pollen used during pollination. Higher amounts of pollen resulted in higher seed yield per area, but the plant spacing did not affect this characteristic. Manual pollination, using a whole anther, did not differ from natural pollination in relation to seed yield and quality.

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Biofumigation efficacy of spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) accessions on nematode control in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.)

NASS Journal of Agricultural Sciences ◽

10.36956/njas.v2i2.115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Stella Jerono Keter ◽

Samuel Nyalala ◽

Joshua Ogweno

Keyword(s):

Block Design ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Research Field ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Flower Yield ◽

Cleome Gynandra ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Spider Plant

Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is a perennial summer flower grown by smallholders in Kenya for export. However, its production and export volumes have declined drastically due to nematodes infestation. This study evaluated the effect of Cleome gynandra accessions on nematode management on tuberose. Experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Field, Egerton University, Kenya using a randomized complete block design with four replications. The treatments were: five accessions of C. gynandra namely ‘Simlaw’, ‘Egerton’, ‘Taastrup’, ‘PS’ and ‘IP8’, applied at 6 kg/m2 and compared with Brassica napus, solarization and untreated control. Data was collected on growth and yield parameters, nematode infestation and quality of tuberose. Data collected was subjected to analysis of variance at p≤0.05 and means separated using Tukey’s test. Biofumigation with Cleome gynandra accessions helped to reduce nematode population by 34%, gall numbers by 83% and galling index by be 96% when compared with the control. Use of biofumigation helped to improve plant height and leaf number of tuberose by 16% and 87%, respectively, when compared with the control. Use of biofumigation helped to improve spike length by 32%, marketable spikes by 80%, and flower yield by 90% and reduced nonmarketable spikes by 95% when compared with the control. Based on the above results, use of Cleome gynandra accessions and other biofumigants such as rape seed can be used to manage nematodes and improve growth, yield and quality of tuberose.

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BORON APPLICATION TIMING AND RATE ON BLISTER-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN `HERNANDEZ'

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.31.5.760g ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 760g-761

Author(s):

Jonathan R. Schultheis ◽

Dennis E. Adams

Keyword(s):

Foliar Application ◽

Block Design ◽

Storage Roots ◽

Fresh Market ◽

Application Timing ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Good Yielding ◽

And Storage

Boron has been used to overcome the disorder blister in varieties such as `Jewel'. `Hernandez' is an attractive, good-yielding variety with uniform shape that will consistently pack out at 80% to 90%. Over time in storage, however, roots develop blister-like symptoms, rendering roots unmarketable for fresh market. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of different B rates and application times on the yield and quality of `Hernandez' roots. Rates were varied up to 2.24 kg actual B/ha 6 days after planting, while various soil and foliar application times (6, 34, and 69 days after planting) were evaluated at 1.12 kg·ha–1. In 1994, three row plots were arranged in a randomized complete block design and replicated four times. Planting was on a deep sand to maximize the effect of the B carrier Solubor. Roots were harvested, graded, and weighed 120 days after planting and storage roots evaluated for blister-like symptoms in Mar. 1995. No significant differences in yield were attributed to B rate or application method. Blister-like symptoms were more severe when no B was applied; however, application of B did not eliminate symptoms, as most roots had the blister-like appearance. Boron application did not solve the problem, but symptoms were less apparent when some B was applied.

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Heterosis for seed, oil yield and quality of some different hybrids sunflower

OCL ◽

10.1051/ocl/2021010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Mohamed Abdel-Rahem ◽

Tamer H.A. Hassan ◽

Hamdy A. Zahran

Keyword(s):

Combining Ability ◽

Gene Action ◽

Block Design ◽

Male Sterile ◽

Mean Values ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Additive Type ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Varietal Improvement

Twenty-one hybrids of sunflower were produced by crossing 7 introduced cytoplasmic male sterile lines (CMS-lines) with 3 restorer lines (RF-lines) using line × tester mating design. The twenty-one hybrids, three restorers, seven maintainer lines (B-lines) were evaluated. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design of three replications. Mean squares due to genotypes, parents (P), crosses (C), lines (L), testers (T), P vs. C, for stearic acid and line × tester for palmitic acid. The inbred lines and their F1 hybrids differed significantly in their mean values of the traits under study. The variances due to specific combining ability (SCA) were higher than general combining ability (GCA) variances for all the studied traits, showing non-additive type of gene action controlling the traits. Non-additive type of gene action can be utilized for varietal improvement through heterosis breeding. Heterosis values for seed yield plant−1 were positive and highly significant relative to both the parental mean (17.68–72.38%) and the better parent (−2.86–56.842%). Significantly and negative heterosis was recorded in the case of linoleic acid relative to the parental mean (−81.24 to −38.02%) and better parent (−66.24–22.87%). With oleic acid, the heterotic effect ranged from −14.18 to 39.59% (parental mean) and from −15.06 to 38.72% (better parent). Therefore, these results are valuable for the improvement of quantitative as well as qualitative traits in sunflower breeding material to fulfill the edible oil requirements.

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Seed Yield and Quality of Late Season Direct Seeded Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) as Influenced by Spacing and Time of De-topping

The Agriculturists ◽

10.3329/agric.v15i1.33432 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 92-100

Author(s):

Md. Abul Fazal Mollah ◽

Md. Moshiur Rahman ◽

Md. Zablul Tareq ◽

ABM Zahidul Hoque ◽

Mir Mehedi Hasan

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

Hibiscus Cannabinus ◽

Late Season ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Seeding Method ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Direct Seeded ◽

Kenaf Seed

An experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI), Regional Station, Kishoreganj during July to December of 2010 and 2011 to investigate the effect of spacing and de-topping on yield and quality of kenaf seeds cv. HC-95 grown under direct seeding method. Three plants spacings (40 cm × 15 cm, 30 cm × 15 cm and 20 cm × 15 cm) and four de-topping treatments (no de-topping, de-topping at 15, 30 and 45 days after emergence (DAE) were applied in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The highest yield of kenaf seed (1403 and 1646 kgha-1 in 2010 and 2011, respectively) was obtained from sowing at 30 cm × 15 cm spacing. The best quality seed in respect to germination and vigour was also obtained from sowing at 30 cm × 15 cm spacing. The highest seed yield, germination and vigour of seed were obtained for de-topped at 45 days after emergence. It is concluded that the highest seed yield and quality of late season direct seeded kenaf could be obtained by sowing at a spacing of 30 cm x 15 cm and de-topping at 45 days after emergence. The Agriculturists 2017; 15(1) 92-100

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Yield and quality of summer onion seeds as influenced by vernalization and boron application

Progressive Agriculture ◽

10.3329/pa.v30i4.46896 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 371-378

Author(s):

A Hossain ◽

MT Tasmim ◽

MA Nahar ◽

MR Karim

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Combined Effect ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design

The experiment was conducted at the Horticultural Farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from October, 2018 to April, 2019. The present study was aimed at determining the effect of vernalization and doses of boron on seed yield and quality of summer onion. There were three vernalization treatments viz., no vernalization (control), vernalization at 10°C for 25 days and vernalization at10°C for 40 days and four boron treatment viz., 0 kg ha-1, 1 kg ha-1, 2 kg ha-1 and 3 kg ha-1. The two-factor experiment was laid out in the Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The results of the experiment showed that the vernalization had significant and positive influence on all the parameters studied. Boron had also significant effects on all the parameters. Interaction between vernalization and boron was significant on all the yield and yield contributing parameters. The highest seed yield (191.01 kg ha-1) was obtained from vernalization at 10°C for 40 days and lowest (137.88 kg/ha) from control. The highest seed yield (255.38kgha-1) was obtained from 3 kg ha-1 boron and lowest (83.48 kg ha-1) from control. When combined effect was considered the highest seed yield (293.36 kgha-1) was obtained from vernalization at 10°C for 40 days with 3 kg ha-1 boron. The lowest value (69.50 kg/ha) was recorded in the control treatment. Progressive Agriculture 30 (4): 371-378, 2019

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Soybean yield and quality a function oflime and gypsum applications

Scientia Agricola ◽

10.1590/s0103-90162006000400008 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 370-379 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Eduardo Fávero Caires ◽

Susana Churka ◽

Fernando José Garbuio ◽

Roseli Aparecida Ferrari ◽

Marcelo Antonio Morgano

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Soil Profile ◽

Block Design ◽

Nutrient Content ◽

Split Application ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

No Till ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Plot Experiment

Effects of lime and gypsum applications on the quality of soybeans grown under no-till (NT) are not well defined yet. A field trial established in 1998 on a dystrophic clayey Rhodic Hapludox, at Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, evaluated grain yield and soybean quality based on oil, protein and nutrient content, after lime and gypsum applications under NT, in a randomized complete block design (n = 3), split-plot experiment. In the main plots, the treatments with dolomitic lime were: control (no lime), split application of lime on the surface (three yearly applications of 1.5 Mg ha¹), surface lime (4.5 Mg ha¹), and incorporated lime (4.5 Mg ha¹). Subplots received four different rates of gypsum: 0, 3, 6, and 9 Mg ha-1. The soybean crop was evaluated in the agricultural years of 20022003 and 20032004. After 58 months, the correction of acidity through surface liming, with full or split rates, was more pronounced in the top layer (00.05 m) and there was greater reaction at the depths of 0.050.10 and 0.100.20 m when lime was incorporated. Surface or incorporated liming had no effect on grain yield, soybean oil and protein content. Gypsum improved chemical subsoil conditions, raising pH (0.01 mol L-1 CaCl2) as well as Ca2+ and S-SO4(2-) contents; it also caused exchangeable Mg2+ leaching in the soil profile. The application of gypsum did not affect grain yield, yet it improved soybean quality through an increase in protein and S contents, in 20032004, and in grain P, K and Ca, in the two cropping years. The use of gypsum in NT soybeans can be especially important for fields of seeds production.

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Effects of Crop Bio-life on Growth and Yield of Wild Okra (Corchorus olitorious L.) in a Sub-tropical Environment

Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research ◽

10.9734/ajaar/2019/v11i430059 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Nosihle Mndzebele ◽

Michael T. Masarirambi ◽

Kwanele A. Nxumalo ◽

Paul K. Wahome

Keyword(s):

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Plant Height ◽

Block Design ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Micro Organisms

Crop bio-life is used as a foliar spray to enhance the symbiotic effect between roots and soil micro-organisms enabling the plant to better assimilate nutrients essential for growth. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of crop bio-life on growth, yield and quality of wild okra. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. The experiment consisted of four treatments. The treatments were different crop bio-life concentrations of 0, 25, 50 and 75 ppm. The highest plant height (103.5 cm) was obtained in plants treated with 25 ppm crop bio-life and the lowest plant height (91.2 cm) was in plants treated with 75 ppm crop bio-life. Plants with the highest chlorophyll content (29.08 µmol per m2) were those treated with 50 ppm crop bio-life while the lowest (18.6 µmol per m2) was 0 ppm treatment. The highest wild okra yield of 22.3 g leaf wet mass was obtained in plants treated with 25 ppm crop bio-life and the lowest yield (12.9 g) obtained from plants applied with 75 ppm crop bio-life. From the results of this study, it was observed that the plants treated with 25 ppm crop bio-life grew better and had a higher yield, therefore, it is the treatment recommended to farmers.

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Effect of Planting Dates on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Three Cultivars of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/904/1/012019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 904 (1) ◽

pp. 012019

Author(s):

H A Ajaj ◽

Y A Mohammed ◽

A AM Alrubaya ◽

A MS Addaheri

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Leaf Area ◽

Block Design ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Spring Season ◽

Planting Dates ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Sorghum Bicolor L

Abstract A field study was carried out during the spring season of 2017 in the fields of a farmer in the district of Habbaniyah, which is 70 km west of Baghdad, to study the effect of three planting dates (15 March, 1 April and 15 April) on the growth, yield and quality of three cultivars of sorghum (Babel, Warka and Rabeh). The implementation of the experiment was according to a randomized complete block design (R.C.B.D) with split-plot arrangement with three replications. The results of the experiment indicated that the cultivar Rabeh was superior in most of the studied traits such as leaf area (3968 cm2), number of grains per head (2659.00 grains head-1), weight of grains per head (63.41 g) and grain yield (7.44 ton ha-1), while the Babel variety was superior in the percentage of protein (12.21%). As for planting dates, the date of April 1 was superior in most of the studied traits, such as leaf area (3635.33 cm2), number of grains per head (2670.33 grains head-1), weight of grains per head (62.12 g), grain yield (7.55 ton ha-1) and the percentage of protein (11.49%).

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Effects of micronutrient application on different attributes of potato in floodplain soils of Bangladesh

SAARC Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.3329/sja.v16i2.40262 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 97-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MMH Sarker ◽

AZM Moslehuddin ◽

M Jahiruddin ◽

MR Islam

Keyword(s):

Block Design ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Experimental Site ◽

Floodplain Soil ◽

Combined Application ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Application Rates ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Almost All

Different crops have variations in their responses to applied micronutrients in soil. A study was conducted on floodplain soil of Bangladesh to explore the response of potato to application of micronutrients in soil. The experimental site was located at farmers’ field in Chandina upazila under Cumilla district of Bangladesh covering the soils of Old Meghna Estuarine Floodplain (AEZ 19) during 2011-12. Randomized complete block design with 3 replications of each treatment was used in the experiment, where seven treatments including a control were tested. Additive element trial technique was followed while designing the treatments taking six micronutrients i. e. Zn, B, Cu, Mn, Fe and Mo at the rate of 3, 2, 2, 3, 5 and 1 kg ha-1, respectively. Macronutrients, such as N, P, K and S were applied at recommended rates to all plots. The highest tuber yield (28.7 t ha-1) was produced by the combined application of Zn and B. Only Zn application was sufficient to obtain the highest content of protein as well as content of almost all the nutrients in potato tuber. Antagonistic relation between Zn and P in soil-plant system was recorded in the study. Zinc and boron application influenced different growth and yield parameters of potato while the other four added micronutrients did not have any significant effect but combined application of Zn, B, Cu, Mn, Fe and Mo had beneficial role for better plant growth and production. Proper management of zinc and boron fertilizers including optimization of application rates of those nutrients can help to uphold the yield and quality of potato in floodplain soil. SAARC J. Agri., 16(2): 97-108 (2018)

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