Water requirement and growth of sorghum over semi-arid region in Deccan Plateau

Based on the result of an experiment conducted from 1978-86 during post-rainy crop season at Solapur, crop coefficients for sorghum during different stages of growth were determined. A model has been developed for relating consumptive use of water at different phenological stages in relation to climatic parameters and crop water needs. The extent to which water requirements of the crop are met and water use efficiency have been discussed. The water requirement appears to be maximum at tasseling/flowering phases of sorghum growth. It works out at 4 mm per day under Solapur environment. The seasonal rainfall in post-rainy season does not appear to furnish a reliable estimate of the yield.

Energy balance evaluation in Bengal gram ( Cicer arietinum L.) grown in a sub-humid climate

Results of an experiment conducted at the Central Agromet Observatory on gram crop during 1990-1991 winter crop season, to investigate relative contribution of energy balance parameters, presented in the study. The analysis revealed that latent heat is the major source of dissipation of net r early maturity stage. After crop attains maturity, sensible heat predominates over other components.

ARTIFICIAL FIELD INOCULATION OFBREAD WHEAT ADVANCED LINES WITH TILLETIAINDICA, CAUSAL AGENT OF KARNAL BUNT

The reaction to Tilletiaindica of one thousand and ninety twobread wheat advanced lines were evaluated in the field during the crop season 2016-2017. Sowing in beds with two rows was carried out on November 11 and 24, 2016, using 8 g of seed. Five spikes per line were inoculated by injection with 1 mL of an allantoidsporidial suspension (10,000/mL) during the boot stage, and at maturity the percentage of infection was determined by counting healthy and infected grains. The range of infection in the first date was 0-88.83 with a mean of 31.81%, while in the second date it was 0-82.65% with a mean of 24.44%.The range of infection of the two dates was 0.46-83.71% with a mean of 28.12%.Sixteenlines showed a percentage of infection equal or below 5.0% in both dates, and out of those lines, the following five showed less than 2.5%: two sister lines of MUNAL#1/FRANCOLIN#1*2/3/ATTILA*2/PBW65//MURGA(CMSS12Y00701T-099TOPM-099Y-099M-0SY-13M-0WGY), MUNAL#1/FRANCOLIN#1*2/3/ATTILA*2/PBW65//MURGA (CMSS12Y00701T-099TOPM-099Y-099M-0SY-17M-0WGY), BAJ#1/3/KIRITATI//ATTILA*2/PASTOR*2/4/MUTUS*2/TECUE#1, VILLAJUAREZF2009/6/ATTILA/3*BCN//BAV92/3/PASTOR/4/TACUPETOF2001*2/BRAMBLING/5/PAURAQ, and KACHU/BECARD//WBLL1*2/BRAMBLING/4/FRET2/TUKURU//FRET2/3/MUNAL#1. Lines with the highest percentage of infection were: BABAX/LR42//BABAX*2/3/KUKUNA/4/CROSBILL#1/5/BECARD/6/KSW/SAUAL//SAUAL/7/BABAX/LR42//BABAX*2/3/KUKUNA/4/CROSBILL#1/5/BECARD with 88.83 in the first date,MUU/KBIRD//2*KACHU/KIRITATIwith 84.77 and 82.65%in the first and second date, respectively, and TACUPETOF2001*2/BRAMBLING//WBLL1*2/BRAMBLING/6/WBLL1*2/KURUKU*2/5/REH/HARE//2*BCN/3/CROC_1/AE.SQUARROSA(213)//PGO/4/HUITES/7/BAV92//IRENA/KAUZ/3/HUITES/4/2*ROLF07 with 81.67% in the first date. The average of the three highest levels of infection of the susceptible checkwas99.7%.

Heterotic groups for identifying of suitable combiners in sunflower using top-cross

The study was conducted in order to identify the suitable parental inbred lines using top cross method for improvement of new sunflower F1 single cross hybrids at research field of Seed and Plant Improvement Institute in Karaj, Iran during two Crop season (2018 and 2019). Experimental materials consisted of 31 restore lines and 43 cytoplasmic male sterile lines which were crossed with A1221 and R14 as the testers respectively. The developed F1 hybrids were evaluated for GCA of three breeding objectives i.e. flowering time, plant height and grain yield during two years replicated trials. Cluster analysis revealed two heterotic groups in which the restorer lines; R22, R24 and R38 (Grain yield of 33, 32 and 31 g head-1 respectively) and three CMS lines; A32, A370 and A110 (Grain yield of 47, 44 and 43 g head-1 respectively) were identified as the suitable restorer and cytoplasmic male sterile line for improvement of new sunflower single cross hybrids. Evaluation of specific combing ability of the resulted combinations will reveal the efficiency of this selection in the following generation.

Leaf area index, evapotranspiration and dry Bio-mass of maize (Zea mays L.)

Based on the crop season data for the years 1989 and 1990, LAI, biomass, water use efficiency, soil evaporation, potential and actual plant transpiration have been determined for maize. The ET/EP ratio has been correlated with LAI and dry biomass. Correlations were also determined between some of the above crop characteristic factors as also with moisture in topsoil profile. The analysis indicated that total rainfall during crop season does not have large bearing on the maize yield. The water use efficiency appears to be nearly independent of atmospheric demand. Actual and potential plant transpirations and the evaporation from the soil could be computed from a simple model.

Potential of corn hybrids for fresh consumption

The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential of corn hybrids for grain productivity and fresh produce marketability in two crop seasons. The experiment applied the completely randomized block design with three replications, during 2013-14 and 2014-15 crops. Ten hybrids indicated for the Midwest region of Goiás state were used, namely 2B512PW, 2B587PW, 2B707PW, 30F35HR, 30F53YH, BRS1055, BM3061, P3646H and P3862YH. Hybrid AG1051 was used as control. The studied variables were ear height (EH), unhusked ear productivity (UEP), husked ear productivity (HEP), marketable ear productivity (MEP), marketable ear length (MEL), marketable ear diameter (MED), grain mass (GM), and gross revenue (GR). Records show that hybrid P3646H achieved results lower than the control in all the analyzed variables, regardless of the crop season, whereas hybrids 2B512PW, BRS1055 and P3862YH showed figures similar to AG1051 in 2013/14 crop and lower ones in 2014/15. Therefore, would not represent direct market competitors, as the control hybrid holds a significant share in the domestic market. Hybrids 2B587PW, 30F35HR, 30F53YH and BM3061 presented the greatest suitability for fresh corn consumption, as featured the highest number of favorable traits for that market.

NGHIÊN CỨU KHẢ NĂNG SINH TRƯỞNG PHÁT TRIỂN, NĂNG SUẤT VÀ CHẤT LƯỢNG CỦA MỘT SỐ GIỐNG DƯA CHUỘT TẠI TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Nghiên cứu được tiến hành trên 7 giống dưa chuột gồm Champ 937, F1 Phú Nông 779, Kiếm Đài Loan, Madam 579, CUS 067, CUS 070 và giống đối chứng Chaiyo 578. Thí nghiệm thực hiện ngoài đồng ruộng trong vụ Xuân Hè năm 2020 tại tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế nhằm mục đích đánh giá đặc điểm sinh trưởng, phát triển, năng suất, chất lượng của các giống dưa chuột và xác định được giống dưa chuột phù hợp với điều kiện sinh thái. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy các giống thí nghiệm có thời gian sinh trưởng ngắn ngày (65 - 80 ngày), phù hợp với điều kiện địa phương. Các giống dưa chuột có năng suất thực thu cao hơn so với giống đối chứng (19,87 tấn/ha) như Kiếm Đài Loan (29,93 tấn/ha), CUS 067 (22,26 tấn/ha), F1 Phú Nông 779 (22,60 tấn/ha) và có chất lượng tốt như ruột quả đặc, quả giòn, không bị đắng ở đầu quả, vỏ quả màu xanh đến xanh đậm phù hợp với thị hiếu người tiêu dùng. ABSTRACT The study was conducted on seven cucumber varieties including Champ 937, F1 Phu Nong 779, Kiem Taiwan, Madam 579, CUS 067, CUS 070 and Chaiyo 578 as a control. The field experiment was carried out in Spring-Summer crop season of the year 2020 in Thua Thien Hue province to evaluate the growth, development, yield, and quality of these cucumber varieties and to identify the cucumber varieties which are suitable for ecological conditions in Thua Thien Hue province. The results showed that these varieties were a short growing time (from 65 days to 80 days), suitable for local conditions. Kiem Taiwan, CUS 067 and F1 Phu Nong 779 varieties had higher fruit yield, 29.93, 22.26 and 22.60 ton/ha, respectively and better qualities than the control sụch as the inside of cucumber was thick and crunchy, the top of the cucumbers was not bitter, the peels were from green to dark green which were suitable for the tastes of consumers.

Juvenile Heat Tolerance in Wheat for Attaining Higher Grain Yield by Shifting to Early Sowing in October in South Asia

Farmers in northwestern and central India have been exploring to sow their wheat much earlier (October) than normal (November) to sustain productivity by escaping terminal heat stress and to utilize the available soil moisture after the harvesting of rice crop. However, current popular varieties are poorly adapted to early sowing due to the exposure of juvenile plants to the warmer temperatures in the month of October and early November. Therefore, a study was undertaken to identify wheat genotypes suited to October sowing under warmer temperatures in India. A diverse collection of 3322 bread wheat varieties and elite lines was prepared in CIMMYT, Mexico, and planted in the 3rd week of October during the crop season 2012–2013 in six locations (Ludhiana, Karnal, New Delhi, Indore, Pune and Dharwad) spread over northwestern plains zone (NWPZ) and central and Peninsular zone (CZ and PZ; designated as CPZ) of India. Agronomic traits data from the seedling stage to maturity were recorded. Results indicated substantial diversity for yield and yield-associated traits, with some lines showing indications of higher yields under October sowing. Based on agronomic performance and disease resistance, the top 48 lines (and two local checks) were identified and planted in the next crop season (2013–2014) in a replicated trial in all six locations under October sowing (third week). High yielding lines that could tolerate higher temperature in October sowing were identified for both zones; however, performance for grain yield was more promising in the NWPZ. Hence, a new trial of 30 lines was planted only in NWPZ under October sowing. Lines showing significantly superior yield over the best check and the most popular cultivars in the zone were identified. The study suggested that agronomically superior wheat varieties with early heat tolerance can be obtained that can provide yield up to 8 t/ha by planting in the third to fourth week of October.

Agronomic Factors Influencing the Scale of Fusarium Mycotoxin Contamination of Oats

Seven agronomic factors (crop season, farming system, harvest date, moisture, county, oat variety, and previous crop) were recorded for 202 oat crops grown across Ireland, and samples were analysed by LC-MS/MS for four major Fusarium mycotoxins: deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN), T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin. Type A trichothecenes were present in 62% of crops, with 7.4% exceeding European regulatory limits. DON (6.4%) and ZEN (9.9%) occurrences were relatively infrequent, though one and three samples were measured over their set limits, respectively. Overall, the type of farming system and the previous crop were the main factors identified as significantly influencing mycotoxin prevalence or concentration. Particularly, the adherence to an organic farming system and growing oats after a previous crop of grass were found to decrease contamination by type A trichothecenes. These are important findings and may provide valuable insights for many other types of cereal crops as Europe moves towards a much greater organic-based food system.