Growth and Yield of Irrigated Sesame II. Effects of Population and Variety on Reproductive Growth and Seed Yield

Four local sesame varieties were tested at three plant populations. Increase in plant density increased seed yield, which was positively related to number of pods per plant, seeds per pod, 1000-seed weight, heights of main stems and numbers of nodes per plant. Changes in soil moisture did not affect...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Experimental agriculture 1974-01, Vol.10 (1), p.71-76
Main Authors: El Nadi, A. H., Lazim, M. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agronomy
crop production
field crops
plant cultural practices
plants
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Four local sesame varieties were tested at three plant populations. Increase in plant density increased seed yield, which was positively related to number of pods per plant, seeds per pod, 1000-seed weight, heights of main stems and numbers of nodes per plant. Changes in soil moisture did not affect relative turgidity, whereas stomatal openness decreased as the irrigation interval became longer.
ISSN:0014-4797
1469-4441
DOI:10.1017/S001447970000644X