Mortlock, M.Y. and Vanderlip, R.L.
(1987)
Effect of pearl millet and sorghum seed quality on stand establishment in Botswana. I. Farmer field experiments: stand establishment and yield, 1986/87.
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Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA..
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Abstract
In on-farm trials in Botswana in 1986-87, stand establishment with bold seed (2.58 mm diam. and 1.26 g/cubic cm density) of bulrush millet [Pennisetum americanum] cv. Serere and dense seed (density 1.29 g/cubic cm) of sorghum cv. Segaolane was compared with establishment using original unseparated seed. Bulrush millet and sorghum were broadcast at Francistown and Mahalapye while bulrush millet alone was sown by hand or jab-planted at Etsha. Eight d after sowing, there were 40000 and 39500 plants/ha for control and bold hand-sown bulrush millet seed, resp., and 152500 and 172000 plants for control and bold jab-sown seeds. There were on av. 29750 and 23250 millet plants established from control and bold grains at the Francistown and Mahalapye sites and on av. 33000 and 35000 sorghum plants with control and dense seed, resp. Seed quality did not affect seed yield, wt or harvest:emergence ratio for either crop
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Monograph
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Pennisetum americanum; seed quality; plant density; sowing methods; Sorghum; Botswana, RP6981 |
| Author Affiliation: |
Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. |
| Subjects: |
Plant Production |
| Divisions: |
Millet |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
25 Jun 2014 05:09 |
| Last Modified: |
25 Jun 2014 05:09 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13283 |
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