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NITROGEN FERTILIZATION AND NARROW PLANT SPACING STIMULATES SUNFLOWER PRODUCTIVITY

Muhammad AWAIS , Aftab WAJID, Ashfaq AHMAD, Muhammad Farrukh SALEEM, Muhammad Usman BASHIR, Umer SAEED, Jamshad HUSSAIN, M.Habib-ur-RAHMAN

Abstract

Plant population exerts a strong influence on growth and seed yield because of its competitive effect both on the vegetative and reproductive development. For evaluating the effect of different plant populations (83,333, 66,666 and 55,555 plants ha-1 ) and N rates (90, 120 and 150 kg N ha-1 ) on sunflower hybrid (Hysun-33) a field experiment was conducted during spring seasons of 2012 and 2013 using split plot design with three replications at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Results revealed that each N increment enhances the total dry matter, achene yield and its components while oil contents were undesirably affected. During both years, total dry matter, achene yield and harvest index were detected from 83, 333 plants ha-1 . Contradictorily, yield components (head diameter, number of achenes per head and 1000-achene weight) were highest in 55,555 plants ha-1 treatment. Application of 150 kg N ha-1 in 83,333 plants ha-1 plant population was best treatment to attain maximum achene yield.

Keyword: correlation, nitrogen, plant population, regression, achene, sunflower, yield. ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding