The use of dalapon to improve the nutritive value of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) seeds

Santakumari, M. and Reddy, C.R. (1980) The use of dalapon to improve the nutritive value of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) seeds. Seed Research, 8 (1). pp. 33-37.

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Abstract

In plot trials with sorghum, application of a foliar spray of 10-8 to 10-4 M dalapon to 2-wk-old plants increased the grain yield from 31.4 to 42.12-52.97 g/plant and 1000-grain wt. from 26 to 30.5-32 g, and increased the contents of sugars, starch, N and protein in grain

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department of Bio-Science, Sri Venkateswara University, Autonomous Post-Graduate Center, Anantapur 515 003, A.P., India
Subjects: Crop Improvement > Seed Technology
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 30 Mar 2012 10:52
Last Modified: 30 Mar 2012 10:52
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4421

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