The nitrogen and non-nitrogen rotation benefits of pea to succeeding crops

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. Stevenson ◽  
C. van Kessel
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Cereal Crop ◽  
Oilseed Crops ◽  
A Value ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
Consistent Response

The inclusion of a pulse crop in a rotation often leads to greater seed yields in the succeeding cereal crop. Two rotations were established at three sites in 1993 to examine the N and non-N rotation benefits of pea (Pisum sativum L.) to the subsequent wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) then oilseed crops. Wheat seed yield was 43% greater (rotation benefit) when preceded by pea rather than wheat, a consistent response among sites. Six to fourteen kg ha−1 of the extra 27 kg ha−1 of N accumulated by wheat in the pea–wheat rotation was derived from the additional N derived from pea residue. The additional soil N availability in the pea–wheat rotation, as indicated by the A-value, explained 8% of the rotation effect on seed yield (N benefit). The remaining 92% of the yield advantage in the pea–wheat rotation was attributed to non-N rotation benefit. The yield of the oilseed crop following the pea–wheat phase of the rotation did not differ from that following the wheat–wheat phase. The influence of growing conditions and cropping history on the magnitude of the N to non-N rotation benefits, and the contribution of different non-N effects, should be investigated further. Key words: Rotation benefit, pea, wheat, residue N, non-N benefit

scholarly journals Effects of Genotype, Direct Sowing and Plant Spacing on Field Performance of Jatropha curcas L.

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 465
Author(s):  
Zafitsara Tantely Andrianirina ◽  
Matthias Martin ◽  
Euloge Dongmeza ◽  
Elisa Senger
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Jatropha Curcas ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Jatropha Curcas L ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
Direct Sowing

The tropical multiuse tree Jatropha curcas L. (jatropha) is highly promoted as oilseed crop for biodiesel production and for climate change mitigation, but cultivation practices require further research. The objectives of this study were to assess the effects of varying plant spacings (2.0 m × 4 m compared to 1.5 m × 4 m), crop establishment methods (raising plantlets in a nursery prior to planting to the field compared to direct sowing) and genotypes on seed yield, seed quality and plant height, recorded at a dry-subhumid location in Madagascar (Ihosy) and at a humid location in Cameroon (Batchenga). Averaged across treatment variants and genotypes, seed yield and seed oil content were higher at the dry-subhumid site and in particular the narrower spacing reached higher seed yields per unit area than the wider spacing. At the humid site, plant growth was characterized by strong accumulation of biomass. The establishment method tested at the dry-subhumid site showed no significant differences in the recorded parameters. Our results encourage to re-think common practices in jatropha cultivation and underpin the importance of the correct choice of location, genotype and agronomic practices considering the interactions between all factors.

Adaptation of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) to short season Mediterranean-type environments: response to sowing rates

1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. M. Siddique ◽  
S. P. Loss ◽  
K. L. Regan ◽  
D. L. Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Individual Plant ◽  
Asymptotic Model ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Seed Yields

The growth and seed yield response of lentil (cv. Digger) to sowing rate (20-120 kg/ha) was studied at 13 sites over 3 seasons in the cropping regions of south-western Australia. The economic optimum plant density was estimated by fitting an asymptotic model to the data and calculating the sowing rate above which the cost for additional seed was equivalent to the revenue that could be achieved from the extra seed yield produced, assuming a 10% opportunity cost. On average across all sites and seasons, only 51% of sown seeds emerged. Increasing sowing rate resulted in greater dry matter production at ˚owering and maturity, and fewer pods per plant. Harvest index (0·31-0·36), number of seeds per pod (1·13-1·84), and mean seed weight (2·9-3·6 g/100 seeds) remained relatively stable with changes in sowing rate. The asymptotic models fitted to seed yields accounted for 1-73% of the total variance in the data, except at one site where a model could not be found to provide an adequate fit to the data. In addition to this site, another 5 sites were excluded from further consideration where the percentage of variance accounted for was <25% or the predicted optimum densities and seed yield potentials were well beyond the range of the data. The economic optimum of the remaining 7 sites ranged from 96 to 228 plants/m2, with a mean of 146 plants/m2. These results suggest that lentil yields may be improved by increasing sowing rates beyond those currently targeted in southern Australia (100-125 plants/m2). On the basis of these results, targeting a density of about 150 plants/m2 by using a sowing rate of approximately 90-110 kg/ha is recommended, depending on mean seed weight and germination percentage of the seed. Even higher sowing rates may be optimum where the growing conditions are unfavourable and individual plant growth is limited.

BENAZOLIN FOR SELECTIVE WEED CONTROL IN WHEAT AND OILSEED CROPS

1971 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. MOLBERG ◽  
M. A. ASHRAFF
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yields ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Visible Injury ◽  
Oilseed Crops ◽  
Linum Usitatissimum L ◽  
Wild Mustard ◽  
Growing Conditions

In field tests conducted between 1963 and 1969, wheat, Triticum aestivum L., flax, Linum usitatissimum L., Argentine rape, B. assica napus L., and Polish rape, B. campestris L., were tolerant to benazolin (4-chloro-2-oxo-3-benzothiazolineacetic acid). Wild mustard, Sinapia arvensis L., and redroot pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus L., were controlled. Control of other weeds encountered in these tests was usually unsatisfactory. There was sufficient difference in tolerance of wild mustard and both species of rape to make selective control possible. In years when growing conditions were favorable, benazolin gave good control of wild mustard in rape at 0.56 kg/ha. When crop stands were poor due to dry, unfavorable weather a rate of 0.84 kg/ha was required. This sometimes caused light but visible injury to the rape, although crop yields were not significantly reduced. The selective properties of benazolin may make it possible to grow rape on land infested with wild mustard.

scholarly journals Growth and yield of safflower genotypes grown under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions in a highland environment

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 453-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Öztürk ◽  
H. Özer ◽  
T. Polat
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Eastern Anatolia ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Seed Yields

Producers in highland and semiarid regions have difficulty in increasing diversity in crop rotations due to unfavorable conditions imposed by cool temperatures, inadequate rainfall, and shorter growing periods. In such conditions, safflower appears as a promising alternative because it is cold and drought tolerant. The objective of this study was to determine the responses of the hybrid and open-pollinated safflower genotypes to irrigated and non-irrigated conditions in a highland environment. For this reason, the field research was performed during the years of 2001 and 2002 in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. According to the results of the study, safflower genotypes tested were well adapted to the cool and short-season conditions in this region. The response of seed yield to genotype varied depending on the growing seasons. The non-irrigated plants produced nearly the same seed yield as irrigated ones. Average seed yields of safflower genotypes tested were 914.3 and 928.0 kg/ha in 2001, and 1143.6 and 1139.9 kg/ha in 2002 years for irrigated and non-irrigated experiments, respectively. In general, the genotypes differed in all of the investigated traits. In both irrigated and non-irrigated experiments genotype × year interactions were very significant for all parameters. This research shows that in semiarid and highland environments safflower has a big potential value as an oilseed crop under dryland conditions.

Response of Sunflower to Rainwater Conservation and Nutrient Management in Semi-arid Conditions

Helia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (63) ◽  
pp. 253-268
Author(s):  
S. L. Patil ◽  
P. K. Mishra ◽  
M. N. Ramesha ◽  
S. K. N. Math
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Treatment ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Arid Conditions ◽  
Nutrients Availability ◽  
Seed Yields

AbstractSunflower is an important oilseed crop grown throughout the year due to its short duration, day neutral, low photoperiod sensitivity and wider adoptability to agroclimatic conditions and soil types in Asian countries. Lower yields of sunflower in rainfed vertisols are attributed to lower soil moisture and nutrients availability. In this situation, we conducted field studies at research farm and farmers’ fields to know the response of sunflower to rainwater conservation and nutrient management in vertisols of India. Compartmental bunding and ridges and furrows conserved more rainwater in profile, thus producing greater sunflower seed yields varying from 22% to 28% compared to farmers’ practice of flat-bed sowing. Greater seed yield with resource conservation is attributed to higher head diameter with greater head weight and seed weight per plant over flat-bed sowing. Nutrient management as farmers practice INM1 (15 kg N ha−1 + 15 kg P2O5 ha−1 + 1.0 t farmyard manure ha−1) with Azospirillum seed treatment (INM2) produced 5–6% higher seed yield, whereas recommended rate of nutrients (40 kg N ha−1 + 40 kg P2O5 ha−1 + 2.0 t farmyard manure ha−1) with Azospirillum seed treatment (INM3) produced 13–16% greater seed yield both at research farm and farmers’ fields over INM1.

DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF VOLUNTEER Brassica ON PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN CEREAL AND OILSEED CROPS

1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 983-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. VERA ◽  
D. I. McGREGOR ◽  
R. K. DOWNEY
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Brassica Species ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Oilseed Crops ◽  
Stand Establishment ◽  
Brassica Hirta ◽  
Linum Usitatissimum L ◽  
Mustard Crop ◽  
Field Plots

Variable amounts (up to 1.04 t dry wt ha−1) of herbage from seedlings of cultivars from four Brassica species (B. campestris L., B. napus L., B. hirta Moench and B. juncea (L.) Coss.) and straw and chaff (5 t ha−1) of B. campestris were incorporated into field plots to investigate the effect on subsequent stand establishment and seed yield of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), oats (Avena sativa L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and rapeseed (B. campestris). The amounts of plant material incorporated were considered representative of straw and chaff which might be deposited at harvest, or herbage which could originate from postharvest volunteer germination. Brassica herbage reduced stand establishment and seed yield of the oilseeds to a greater extent (65 and 53%, respectively) than that of the cereals (17 and 23%, respectively). Among the cereals, barley was the most affected, while oats did not show significant reductions of stand or yield. Generally the type of Brassica used to produce herbage did not influence the reduction of stand establishment or seed yield. Incorporation of straw and chaff of rapeseed in some instances resulted in reduced plant stands but did not show deleterious effects on seed yield, and in one case resulted in an increase in yield. For comparison, the effect of incorporating barley herbage on stand establishment and seed yield of barley and flax was also investigated. Incorporation of barley herbage also resulted in reduction of stand establishment (21%) and seed yield (26%) of subsequent crops, although its effect on stand establishment was less pronounced than for Brassica herbage (44%). It is recommended that a cereal, in particular oats, follow rapeseed or mustard in the crop rotation in order to avoid losses from deleterious effects.Key words: Brassica campestris, Brassica napus, Brassica juncea, Brassica hirta, rapeseed, mustard, crop residue, phytotoxicity

THE SUCCESS OF THE LUCERNE MESSAGE IN MARLBOROUGH

1981 ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
A.J. Cresswell
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Plant Spacing ◽  
Insect Pest Control ◽  
One Year ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
New Cultivars

This paper, as well as being a testimonial to the benefit the writer has received from the Grassland Association, shows how the knowledge of scientists has been used to increase lucerne seed yields by methods of growing resistant cultivars especially for seed production as opposed to growing for hay, silage or grazing. It shows how new cultivars can be multiplied quickly by growing two crops in one year, one in each hemisphere, by using low seeding rates, wide plant spacing and very good weed control. Increased flowering of the crop has been achieved by the use of boron and the choice of time of closing; better pollination has been achieved by the use of more efficient bees - two varieties of which have been imported from North America. Weed and insect pest control and the use of a desiccant at harvest are contributing to a four-fold increase in seed yield, which should double again soon,

scholarly journals Genome wide association analyses to understand genetic basis of flowering and plant height under three levels of nitrogen application in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javed Akhatar ◽  
Anna Goyal ◽  
Navneet Kaur ◽  
Chhaya Atri ◽  
Meenakshi Mittal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Genome Wide Association ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Oilseed Crop ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Genome Wide

AbstractTimely transition to flowering, maturity and plant height are important for agronomic adaptation and productivity of Indian mustard (B. juncea), which is a major edible oilseed crop of low input ecologies in Indian subcontinent. Breeding manipulation for these traits is difficult because of the involvement of multiple interacting genetic and environmental factors. Here, we report a genetic analysis of these traits using a population comprising 92 diverse genotypes of mustard. These genotypes were evaluated under deficient (N75), normal (N100) or excess (N125) conditions of nitrogen (N) application. Lower N availability induced early flowering and maturity in most genotypes, while high N conditions delayed both. A genotyping-by-sequencing approach helped to identify 406,888 SNP markers and undertake genome wide association studies (GWAS). 282 significant marker-trait associations (MTA's) were identified. We detected strong interactions between GWAS loci and nitrogen levels. Though some trait associated SNPs were detected repeatedly across fertility gradients, majority were identified under deficient or normal levels of N applications. Annotation of the genomic region (s) within ± 50 kb of the peak SNPs facilitated prediction of 30 candidate genes belonging to light perception, circadian, floral meristem identity, flowering regulation, gibberellic acid pathways and plant development. These included over one copy each of AGL24, AP1, FVE, FRI, GID1A and GNC. FLC and CO were predicted on chromosomes A02 and B08 respectively. CDF1, CO, FLC, AGL24, GNC and FAF2 appeared to influence the variation for plant height. Our findings may help in improving phenotypic plasticity of mustard across fertility gradients through marker-assisted breeding strategies.

Increase Longleaf Pine Seed Yields by Inhibiting Conelet Abortion

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Hare
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Seed Yields

Abstract A single foliar spray with either antiethylene compounds or cytokinins shortly after anthesis reduced conelet abortion by half and doubled seed production. Spraying with boric acid plus Cytex® , a relatively economical form of cytokinin derived from seaweed, was equally effective,and addition of certain antiethylene compounds further improved seed yield. South. J. Appl. For. 11(1):6-9.

scholarly journals Effect of Cultivars and Planting Date on Yield, Oil Content, and Fatty Acid Profile of Flax Varieties (Linum usitatissimumL.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maricel Andrea Gallardo ◽  
Héctor José Milisich ◽  
Silvina Rosa Drago ◽  
Rolando José González
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Profile ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Experimental Station ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Seed Yields

In order to determine the effect of cultivars and planting date on flax fatty acid profile, seed yield, and oil content, an assay with seven cultivars (Baikal, Prointa Lucero, Prointa Ceibal, Panambí INTA, Curundú INTA, Carapé INTA, and Tape INTA) was carried out at Parana Agricultural Experimental Station, Argentina. Significant differences among cultivars were found for content of palmitic (5–7 g/100 g), stearic (5–8 g/100 g), linoleic (13–19 g/100 g), saturated (11–15 g/100 g), and unsaturated acids (92–96 g/100 g) within the seven cultivars. The best seed yields were observed in Prointa Lucero and Carapé INTA varieties (2091.50 kg·ha−1and 2183.34 kg·ha−1, respectively) in the first planting date and in Carapé INTA and Prointa Lucero (1667 kg·ha−1and 1886 kg·ha−1, respectively) in the second planting date. A delayed planting date had a negative effect on seed yield (1950 kg·ha−1and 1516 kg·ha−1) and oil content (845 kg·ha−1and 644 kg·ha−1) but did not affect oil composition.

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