Adams, J.E. and Richardson, C.W. and Burnett, E. (1978) Influence of row spacing of grain sorghum on ground cover, runoff, and erosion. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 42 (6). pp. 959-962.
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A study was begun at Temple, Texas, in 1972 to assess the effect of narrow (50-cm) and conventional (100-cm) row spacing of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] on runoff and erosion from field-sized areas. Sorghum in narrow rows established a more complete plant canopy earlier than sorghum with conventional row spacing and provided more ground cover for much of the growing season. In 1973, runoff was 45% less and soil loss was 39% less from narrow-row grain sorghum than from sorghum with conventional row spacing. Narrow-row spacing of sorghum increased ground cover significantly (5% level) 35 days after emergence in 1974. Canopy cover was at maximum by 63 days after seedling emergence and provided a ground cover of 46 and 81% for sorghum with 100- and 50-cm row spacing, respectively
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, SEA, USDA, Temple, TX 76501, USA |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2012 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2012 09:21 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1978.03615995004200... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9054 |
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