scholarly journals Growth and Development Responses of Flowering Cabbage and Kale Cultivars to Four Growth Retardants

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 436F-436
Author(s):  
Johnny Carter ◽  
B.P. Singh ◽  
W. Whitehead

During the fall of 1993 and 1994, four commonly used growth retardants (B-nine, Cycocel, A-rest, and Bonzi) were compared for their effect on the growth and development of three ornamental flowering cabbage cultivars (white, red, and pink) and two ornamental flowering kale cultivars (frizzy red and red peacock). Two weeks after transplanting, seedlings of each cultivar were sprayed with aqueous solutions of the four growth retardants. Treatments for each cultivar were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 6 replications. Plant height, plant width, and dry weight were the parameters used to measure growth and development. Treatments for each cultivar were rated for head formation and color development. Results showed that all the growth retardants except for Cycocel significantly affected growth and development without any effect on head formation and color development. Bonzi caused the greatest growth suppression.

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 544b-544
Author(s):  
Johnny Carter ◽  
Sauveur Mahotiere

During the Fall of 1993, four commercial growth retardants (B-nine, Cycocel, A-rest and Bonzi) were compared for their effectiveness in controlling the growth and development of three ornamental cabbage cultivars (white, red and pink) and two flowering ornamental kale cultivars (frizzy red and red peacock). Two weeks after transplanting; seedling of each cultivar were sprayed with aqueous solutions of the four commercial growth retardants. Treatments for each cultivar were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 6 replications. Plant height, plant width and dry weight were the parameters used to measure growth and development. Results showed that all the growth retardants except for cycocel significantly affected growth and development without any effect on head formation and color development. Bonzi caused the greatest growth suppression.


2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Rohimah Handayani Sri Lestari ◽  
Fransiskus Palobo

Shallots is one of the important commodities in Indonesia. Demand for these commodities always increases along with population growth. To fulfill this demand, the production of shallots must always be increased. One way to increase the production of shallots is by fertilizing. This study aims to determine the dosage of NPK fertilizer which gives the best results for the growth and yield of shallots. The study was carried out in Sentani District, Papua Province, from November 2016 until March 2017.The study used the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three treatments NPK Phonska fertilization (NPK 15-15-15 composition) and four repplication. NPK fertilizer used were: 1) NPK 300 kg/ha, 2) 250 kg/ha, and 3) 200 kg/ha. The meterials used were shaloot bulbs Keta Monca cultivar. The plot size was 1 x 5 m, with a spacing of 15 x 15 cm. NPK fertilizer was given at the age of 14 and 30 days after planting respectively with the dose of ½. The variables observed were plant height, leaf number, bulbs number per sample, diameter of bulbs, dry weight bulb per hectare The results showed that the treatment of NPK fertilizer dosage did not give a significant effect on almost all observation variables except on the dry weight of eskip bulb, where the treatment dose of 200 kg/ha NPK fertilizer gave the highest yield compared to other treatments. When observed from the growth components and production components, the dose of NPK fertilizer 200 kg/ha is the most consistent to provide better growth and yield.


2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Sultana ◽  
M A Siddique ◽  
M H A Rashid

An experiment was carried out at the Horticulture Farm of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during  the period from November 2010 to January 2011 to study the effects of cowdung and potassium on growth and yield  of Kohlrabi. The experiment consisted of three levels of cowdung (0, 20 and 40 t/ha) and four levels of potassium (0,  20, 50, 80 kg /ha). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. All the  parameters were significantly influenced by application of cowdung and potassium. The highest plant height (44.65  cm), number of leaves per plant (12.11), length of largest leaf (37.54 cm), and breadth of largest leaf (18.66 cm) were  obtained from the highest dose of cowdung and potassium applied (40 t cowdung + 80 kg K/ha) while the lowest  plant height (33.64 cm), number of leaves (9.01), length of largest leaf (27.94 cm), and breadth of largest leaf (11.00  cm) were obtained from control treatment combination. The highest fresh weight of leaves (49.33 g), fresh weight of  knob (328.66 g) and fresh weight of roots (66.55 g) per plant were also recorded under the treatment combination of  40 t cowdung + 80 kg K/ha, while the lowest fresh weight of leaves (22.11 g), fresh weight of knob (136.00 g) and  fresh weight of roots (23.33 g) were obtained from control treatment combination. Similarly, the dry weight of leaves  (19.34%), knob (15.19%) and roots (32.75%) were highest under the same treatment combination of 40 t cowdung +  80 kg K/ha and the lowest dry weight of leaves (11.71%), dry weight of knob (7.38%) and dry weight of roots  (15.29%) were obtained from control treatment combination C0K0. The marketable yields of knob per plot (7.86 kg)  and per hectare (39.58 tons) were also the highest under the treatment combination 40 t cowdung/ha and 80 kg  potassium per hectare.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v10i1.12035   J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 10(1): 27–32, 2012  


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-443
Author(s):  
SA Ratna ◽  
MHK Howlader ◽  
MM Hasan ◽  
MR Mallick ◽  
UK Shanta

An experiment was set up in the Research Farm of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, during the rabi season of 2015 to evaluate the effect of fertilizers and manures on the growth and yield of Potato. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two potato varieties namely Diamant (V1) and Cardinal (V2) and five different types and rates of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers viz. T0: Control , T1: NPK, T2: NPK + CW(Cowdung), T3: NPK+ PM(Poultry Mannure) and T4: CW(Cowdung), + PM(Poultry Mannure)  were used for the present study. The two–factor experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Result showed that almost all the characters were affected significantly due to the effect of varieties, organic–inorganic fertilizer and their combinations .In case of treatments, NPK with PM also showed the tallest plant (39.76 cm), highest fresh and dry weight (95.97 and 6.05 g plant–1, respectively), CGR and RGR (0.086 and 0.218 g m–2 day–1, respectively), gross (24.36 t ha–1) and marketable (23.39 t ha–1) compared other treatments. In case of interaction, the highest plant height (41.00 cm), highst fresh and dry weight (96.87 and 3.62 g plant–1, respectively), highest CGR and RGR (0.089 and 0.228 g m–2 day–1, respectively) as well as the highest gross (24.45 t ha–1) and marketable (23.67 t ha–1) yield were recorded in Diamant at NPK with PM. From the above observation it may be concluded that the variety Diamant at NPK + PM was more effective under Patuakhali region.Progressive Agriculture 27 (4): 435-443, 2016


2014 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Sanu K. Bajracharya ◽  
Suresh K. Rai

Pot experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replication and six treatments in the screenhouse of Soil Science Division, Khumaltar during the year 2003 and 2004. The objective of the experiment was to find out the effect of vermicompost in combination with or without soil and mineral fertilizers on the yield and other attributes of chickpea. The results showed an encouraging effect of vermicompost application on the plant height, root length and biomass dry weight of chickpea when vermicompost was applied in equal ratio with soil (5 kg each/pot) and 10:20:15 kg N: P2O5:K2O kg ha-1. Vermicompost with equal ratio of soil (5 kg each/pot) also produced the highest mean grain yield of 10.6 gm per pot. However, no significant treatments effects were observed for root length and straw weights of the chickpea.Nepal Agric. Res. J. Vol. 9, 2009, pp. 49-55DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/narj.v9i0.11641


Agrin ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nia Nur Aristiani ◽  
Purwandaru Widyasunu ◽  
Supartoto Supartoto

Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui: 1) dosis optimum inokulasi Lemna polyrhiza (Lp) bagi padi di lahansawah, 2) waktu inokulasi Lp terbaik bagi pertumbuhan dan produksi padi sawah, dan 3) interaksi dosis dan saatinokulasi Lp bagi padi sawah. Rancangan percobaan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok Lengkap (RAKL) tigakali ulangan. Faktor yang dicoba: 1) dosis aplikasi Lp (D): D0 (kontrol atau tanpa Lp); D1 (25 g Lp m-1); D2 (50g Lp m-1), dan D3 (75 g Lp m-1), serta 2) saat inokulasi Lp (P): P1 (padasaat tanam padi) dan P2 (14 hari setelahtanam padi). Variabel yang diamati: tinggi tanaman, jumlah anakan produktif, tingkat kehijauan daun, bobot jeramiper rumpun, bobot jerami/ha, jumlah gabah per malai, bobot 1000 biji, bobot gabah kering/ rumpun, serapannitrogen, dan prosentase penutupan petak percobaan oleh Lp. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa inokulasi Lpmemberikan pengaruh sangat nyata terhadap variabel tingkat kehijauan daun dengan hasil tertinggi pada perlakuanD2 (50 g Lp m-1) dan prosentase penutupan petak percobaan oleh Lp dengan hasil terbaik pada perlakuan D3 (75g Lp m-1). Hasil gabah tertinggi dicapai oleh perlakuan D1P1 dengan rata-rata hasil 1,56 ton/ha (konversi). Saatinokulasi Lp berpengaruh nyata terhadap bobot seribu biji, bobot tertinggi pada perlakuan P1 (bersamaan saattanam padi); prosentase penutupan percobaan petak oleh Lp terbaik pada perlakuan P1 (bersamaan saat tanampadi). Kombinasi perlakuan berpengaruh nyata terhadap prosentase penutupan petak percobaan oleh Lp denganhasil terbaik pada perlakuan D3 x P2 (75 g Lp m-1 yang diberikan 14 hari setelah tanam padi).Kata kunci: Padi, L. polyrhiza, dosis dan saat inokulasi L. polyrhizaABSTRACTThis research aimed to found-out: 1) the optimum dose of Lemna polyrhiza (Lp) innoculation to lowlandrice, 2) the best innoculation time of Lp to growth and yield of lowland rice, and 3) the dose and inoculation timeinteractions of Lp torice. Theexperiment was the factorial Randomized Complete Block Design repeated by threetimes. The factors were tested: 1) Lp innoculation dose: D0 (control or non Lp), D1 (25 g Lp m-1), D2 (50 g Lpm-1),and D3 (75 g Lp m-1), and 2) Lp’s innoculation time (P): P1 (at rice plant planting) and P2 (14 days afterrice planting). The variables observed: the plant height, number of productive tillers, leaf greeness level, strawdry weight/hill, straw dry weight/ha, number of grain/panicle, 1000 grain weight, grain dry weight/hill, nitrogenuptake, and the Lp covering percentage. The resultshowed: The Lpdose gave very significant effect to leaf greenesslevel at D2 (50 g Lp m-1) and to the Lp covering percentage at D3 (75 g Lp m-1), both were the best values. Thehighest rice yield was achieved by D1P1 by 1,56 ton/ha (conversion average). Innoculation time of Lp gavesignificant effect: to 1000 grain weight at P1 (at rice planting) as the best results, and to the Lp coveringpercentage (the best result was P1). The best combination of treatmentwhich gave significant effect to thepercentage of covering experiment field was D3 x P2 ( 75 g Lemna m-1 which was innoculated at 14th day afterrice planting).Keywords: Rice, L. polyrhiza, dose and innoculation time of L. polyrhiza


HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 634b-634
Author(s):  
Johnny Carter ◽  
Sauveur Mahotiere

Effects of BA, Promalin and Dikegulac-sodium on frond number and overall growth in Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata L.) were studies. Four weeks after transplanting, fern liners were sprayed with aqueous solutions of BA, Promalin and dikegulac-sodium. Chemical concentrations of BA and promalin ranged from 0 to 150 mg. liter-1 at 50 mg. liter-1 increments. Chemical concentrations of dikegulac-sodium ranged for 0 to 750 mg.liter-1 at 250 mg.liter-1 increments. Chemical treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 6 replications. BA and Promalin significantly increased the number of fronds, average frond length, leaf area and dry weight as the concentration of the chemicals increased. In contrast, dikegulac-sodium significantly suppressed the average frond length, leaf area and dry weight when compared to the control. Similarly to BA and Promalin, dikegulac-sodium increased the number of fronds as the concentration of the chemical increased.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
E. K. Al-Fahdawe ◽  
A. A. Al-Sumaidaie ◽  
Y. K. Al-Hadithy

A pots experiment was conducted at the Department of Biology/College of Education for Girls/University of Anbar during Autumn season of 2018-2019 to study the effect of the salinity irrigation water and spray by humic acid in some of morphological, physiological, growth and yield traits of wheat cv. IPa. The experiment was randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The first factor was assigned for irrigation by saline water at four level (S0, S1, S2 and S3), while the second factor was the foliar spraying of humic acid in three level (0.0, 1.0 and 1.5 g l-1). The results showed that there was significant reduction in plant height, vegetative dry weight, biological yield and chlorophyll leaves content when the plants were irrigated by saline water approached to 41.09 cm, 0.747 g, 0.849 g plant-1 and 38.67 SPAD, respectively at salinity level of 8.3 ds m-1 compared with the plants which irrigated by fresh water. The total carbohydrates were significantly decreased at the treatment of 8.3 ds m-1 reached 18.71 mg g-1. Spray levels humic acid achieved a significant increase in plant height, dry weight of the vegetative part, biological yield and chlorophyll leaves content sprayed at 1.0 and 1.5 g l-1 compared to no sprayed. Nitrogen concentration was significantly increased, while both phosphorus and potassium were decreased in the vegetative parts of wheat as the salinity of irrigation water increased. However, the increase of humic acid levels led to significant increasing in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentration.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S.L. Silva ◽  
K.M.B. Silva ◽  
P.I.B. Silva ◽  
V.R. Oliveira ◽  
J.L.B. Ferreira

The reduction in herbicide use is one of the greatest interests for modern agriculture and several alternatives are being investigated with this objective, including the adoption of cultivars that suppress weeds. The objective of this study was to verify if maize cultivars develop differently, in competition with weeds, to produce green ears and grain. Randomized complete block design was used, with split-plots and five replications. Cultivars DKB 390, DKB 466, DKB 350, AG 7000, AG 7575 and Master, were evaluated in the plots, without weeding and two weedings (at 22 and 41 days after sowing) in sub plots. Twenty-one species were identified in the experimental area, the most frequent being Gramineae (Poaceae), Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae (Fabaceae) and Convolvulaceae species. There was no difference in the dry biomass above-ground part of the weeds in the plots of the evaluated cultivars. The cultivars behaved similarly in treatments with or without hoeing, except for plant height and ear height evaluations. Without hoeing, plant height increased in cultivar DKB 390, while plant height and ear height decreased in cultivar AG 7575. In the other cultivars, these traits did not change under weed control. The presence of weeds decreased the values of all traits employed to assess green corn yield, with the exception of the total number of green ears and grain yield.


1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edcarlos Mannfredini ◽  
Deonisio Destro ◽  
Martin Homechin ◽  
Gustavo Sachsida ◽  
Édison Miglioranza

Today, soybean crops of the Tamba Kurodaisu cultivar are sown in beds prior to transplantation to the field. This planting system has caused crop failure due to damage to the root system. An experiment to test different sowing alternatives to obtain plantlets for cropping of food type big seeded soybean was set up with the following treatments: sowing in beds; sowing in 130 cm³ newspaper cups; sowing in test tubes of volumes of 30 cm³, 60 cm³ and 70 cm³; sowing in 70 cm³ disposable plastic cups; sowing on 90 cm³ styrofoam trays. A randomized complete block design was used, and the following traits were assessed: germination percentage; number of days to flowering; plant height at flowering; number of days to maturity; plant height at maturity; number of seeds per plant; individual plant yield; weight of a hundred seeds. Results should that three methods could be used to set up Tamba Kurodaisu cultivar crops: sowing in disposable plastic cups, sowing in beds with later transplant, or direct sowing in the field.


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