Ogunlela, V.B. and Eastin, J.D. (1984) Effect of elevated night temperature during panicle development on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) yield components. Cereal Research Communications, 12 (3-4). pp. 245-251.
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Hybrid sorghum cv. RS 671 was grown in 1978 and 1979 at population densities of 10.5 and 13.1 plants/m², resp. Night temp. elevated by 5 or 10°C were imposed for 7-day periods during development from panicle initiation to the 7th day after flowering. Panicle wt., number of grains/panicle, grain wt./plant and grain wt. at growth stage 3/plant day were reduced by elevated night temp., while 1000-grain wt. increased. The yield components were reduced more by temp. 10° above ambient temp. Sensitivity increased with plant age, being greatest during a period 1 wk after floret initiation, and then declined
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, 1044 Zaria, Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Atmosperic Science > Climatology Plant Production Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2013 05:59 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2013 05:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10160 |
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