Williams, J.H. (1979) The physiology of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L. cv. Egret). 3. The effect of thinning at different stages of development on reproductive growth and development. Rhodesian journal of agricultural research, 17 (1). pp. 57-62.
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Competition from neighboring plants in a crop of groundnuts was removed at regular intervals from flowering to maturity and the effects of the changed assimilate supply on reproductive growth determined at maturity. Peg production was increased out of proportion to pod production, indicating that the two processes are influenced differently by assimilate supply and that pegs may be initiated when the plant does not have the assimilate 'status' necessary to initiate pods on these pegs. The assimilate supply is inadequate for the full achievement of reproductive growth potential and this results in fewer and smaller kernels in each pod. The crop has a reproductive system which displays a remarkable ability to adjust to changed assimilate supply.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | SNNigam Collections |
| Author Affiliation: | Agronomy Institute, Department of Research and Specialist Services, Ministry of Agriculture,Rhodesia. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arbind Seth |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2013 11:12 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2013 11:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11383 |
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