Effect of defoliation on peanut plant growth

Wilkerson, G.G. and Jones , J.W. and Poe, S.L. (1984) Effect of defoliation on peanut plant growth. Crop Science, 24 (3). pp. 526-531.

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Abstract

Defoliation experiments were performed in order to provide information for development of a pest management simulation model for peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). ‘Florunner’ peanut plants were defoliated uniformly and nonuniformly at 9, 12, and 16 weeks after planting and harvested 2, 4, or 6 weeks following treatment. All defoliations resulted in lower stem weight to length ratios, lower pod numbers and weights, and equal or higher leaf numbers and weights. Defoliation altered the normal partitioning of photosynthate between plant parts. The location of defoliation damage (either uniform throughout the canopy or confined to the outer portion of the canopy) affected plant response in that plants defoliated nonuniformly grew more leaves in the 2 weeks following treatment than those defoliated uniformly

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: SNNigam Collection
Author Affiliation: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Florida University, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Subjects: Plant Production
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry
Divisions: Groundnut
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 19 Mar 2013 05:02
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2013 04:33
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1984.0011183X0024...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9902

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