Niehaus, M.H. and Schmidt, W.H (1970) Bird resistant grain sorghum. A new crop for Ohio. Documentation. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio.
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Abstract
In field trials at several sites in 1966-8, 19 bird-resistant sorghum hybrids gave good yields and were not attacked by red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicus) if grain was harvested shortly after a killing frost, though sparrows did much damage at 1 site in 1968. Grain from early hybrids was drier at harvest than that from later hybrids, but all grain required drying to 13-5% moisture content before storage. Sowing rates and row spacing had little effect on yields, especially where herbicides were used. Propazine or atrazine sprayed pre-emergence at 2-5 lb/ac controlled weeds and did not damage the crop. Better yields were obtained from plots sown in May, or early June at the latest, than from later sowings. Conditions for the successful production of sorghum in Ohio are summarized.-P.C.H.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Documentation) |
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| Author Affiliation: | Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2012 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2012 13:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6065 |
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