Showing 3 results for Row Spacing
Mohammad Rajab Zadeh, Aghafakhr Mirlohi,
Volume 2, Issue 2 (7-1998)
Abstract
Optimum rice population densities and the response of rice yield and yield components to population densities and planting pattern are important factors helping rice producers and researchers to achieve maximum productivity. For this reason, a randomized complete block design experiment was conducted during the summer of 1995 at Isfahan University of Technology Research Farm located at Lavark, Najafabad. Zayandeh-rood cultivar was transplanted with three seedlings per hill at row spacing of 15, 25 and 35 cm and hill spacing of 10, 15 and 20 cm under flooded conditions. Row spacing influenced the plant height significantly at heading and anthesis stages. Wider row spacing, enhanced days to 50% heading and anthesis and consequently grain filling duration and ripening stage coincided with unfavorable conditions at the end of the season, which decreased the percentage of maturity. Although number of tillers per unit area increased, tillers per plant decreased as row spacing was reduced. Narrow row spacing limited vegetative growth after anthesis and thereby growth rate of panicle increased. With reduction of row spacing, without any change in the percentage of full grains per panicle and grain weight, number of panicle per unit area increased but number of grains per panicle decreased. At greater row spacing, grain yield per unit area decreased although grain yield per plant and harvest index increased. Although, effects of hill spacing were similar to those of row spacing, hill spacing usually did not influence plant characters, yield components and grain yield significantly. Stepwise regression and path-coefficient analysis revealed that number of panicle per unit area is the most important yield components. It also showed that indirect effects of panicle per unit area on yield through its association with grain per panicle prevented real effects of grain per panicle on yield. Fifteen × 15 cm spacing produced maximum yield which is probably recommendable for rice production in Isfahan.
A. Arzani,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (10-2000)
Abstract
Knowledge of the effects of row spacings and seeding rates on dual-purpose forage and seed production of an annual legume crop is essential for its proper agronomical exploitation. In this study, the effects of various row spacings and seeding rates on dry matter and seed yield in berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) were evaluated in two consecutive years. The experimental design was a split-plot with four row spacings as main plot treatments in a randomized complete block design with four replications, and five seeding rates were allocated to subplots.
Combined analysis of variance of the two-year data showed that both row spacings and seeding rates influenced dry matter yield (DM), seed yield, plant height, 1000-seed weight and harvest index. Years, as well as two- and three-factor interactions did not affect the seed yield whereas row spacing × seeding rate, and year × seeding rate significantly affected the DM. The mean comparisons indicated that row spacings of 30 and 45 cm produced the highest DM of 3912.2 and 3900 kg/ha 45 and 60 cm spacings showed the highest seed yield of 1045.4 and 1093.3 kg/ha, respectively. 24 and 20 kg/ha seeding rates ranked the best in giving 1244.7 and 1223 kg/ha seed yield, respectively. The seeding rate of 16 kg/ha in the first year and 20 kg/ha in the second year produced the highest DM yield with means of 3837.5 and 3875.3 kg/ha, respectively. Regarding the dual-purpose of forage and seed production in berseem clover, 20 kg/ha seeding rate at 45 cm row spacing can be recommended for Isfahan region and for other comparable environmental conditions.
Sh. Sarikhani, K. Razmjoo,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (1-2007)
Abstract
In order to evaluate the effect of row and plant spacings on the yield and yield components of three cultivars of forge sorghum, a field experiment was conducted in Isfahan University of Technology, Lavark, during spring, 2001. Experimental design was a split-factorial with three replications. Main plots consisted of three row spacings (45, 60, 75 cm) and subplots were combinations of three cultivars of forage sorghum(cultivars KFS1, IS722, IS3313) and three plant spacings (4, 6 and 8 cm). The results showed that the number of young and adult tillers, the number of leaf per square meter and shoot and leaf dry weight were influenced by row and plant spacings and significantly decreased with increasing row and plant spacings. Forage yield also decreased with increasing row and plant spacing. The highest dry forage yield was produced by 45 cm row spacing and 4 cm plant spacing. The KFS1 cultivar produced more forage yield than IS722 cultivar. The number of young and adult tiller per square meter and the number of leaf per square meter were significantly (p< 0.01) influenced by the interaction between row spacing and cultivar, row spacing and plant spacing and plant spacing and cultivar in two cuts. Shoot and leaf dry weight (kg/m2) was also significant (p< 0.01) influenced by the interaction between row spacing and cultivar, and between plant spacing and cultivar in the second cut. The density of 45 cm row spacing and 4 cm plant spacing produced the maximum forage yield.
