Yield and Quality of Mixed Seed Crops of Timothy ( Phleum pratense ) and Clovers ( Trifolium spp.) in an Organic Cropping System

Seed production of timothy ( Phleum pratense L.) in mixed crops with alsike ( Trifolium hybridum L.), white ( T. repens L.) or red ( T. pratense L.) clover was evaluated in an organic cash crop system. No fertilizer was applied except for household compost in the sowing year. While the first year crops of the alsike clover/timothy and red clover/timothy leys were harvested for clover seed, the first year crop of the white clover/timothy ley and all second year crops were harvested for timothy seed. The botanical composition of the alsike clover/timothy crop averaged 89/11 in the first ley year, and 8/92 in the second year. The corresponding yields averaged 443 kg ha -1 clover seed and 849 kg ha -1 timothy seed, respectively. Second year seed yields of timothy from mixtures with red and white clover were, in turn, 7% higher and 44% lower than from the corresponding mixture with alsike clover. First year seed yields of alsike clover from the alsike clover/timothy combination, and first year yields of timothy from the timothy/white clover combination were mostly rejected because of insufficient purity. In contrast, first year seed yields of red clover from the red clover/ timothy combination, and second year yields of timothy from all combinations, never failed to met the international requirement of maximum 1% contamination of one particular species in certified seed.     

Cover crop and plant density in seed production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Seed crops of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) are usually established with a cover crop. Provided sufficient light, white clover may compensate for low plant density by stoloniferous growth. Our objectives were (1) to compare spring barley or spring wheat used as cover crops for white clover and (2) to find the optimal seeding rate/row distance for white clover. Seven field trials were conducted in Southeast Norway from 2000 to 2003. Barley was seeded at 360 and 240 seeds m^?2 and wheat at 525 and 350 seeds m^?2. White clover was seeded perpendicularly to the cover crop at 400 seeds m^?2/13 cm row distance or 200 seeds m^?2/26 cm. Results showed that light penetration in spring and early summer was better in wheat than in barley. On average for seven trials, this resulted in 11% higher seed yield after establishment in wheat than in barley. The 33% reduction in cover crop seeding rate had no effect on white clover seed yield for any of the cover crops. Reducing the seeding rate/doubling the row distance of white clover had no effect on seed yield but resulted in slightly earlier maturation of the seed crop.     

Optimizing seed crops of common bent (Agrostis capillaris) by sowing rate

Abstract

As part of a project to stimulate Norwegian seed production of common bent (syn. browntop, US: colonial bentgrass, Agrostis capillaris L. syn. A.tenuis Sibth.) field trials comparing sowing rates of 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 or 10 kg ha^?1 were conducted at Landvik, south-east Norway, (58°N) from 1989 to 1994. Three trials were laid out of the forage cultivar ‘Leikvin’ and three trials of the lawn cultivar ‘Nor’, each trial being harvested for three consecutive years. While the average per cent ground cover in spring increased from 87% at 2.5 kg ha^?1 to 94–96% at 7.5 kg ha^?1, seed yields decreased with increasing sowing rate in both cultivars. On average for all harvests, quadrupling the sowing rate from 2.5 to 10 kg ha^?1 reduced seed yield by 9% in ‘Leikvin’ and 15% in ‘Nor’, the stronger effect probably being associated with a greater competition between tillers in the lawn cultivar. Seed yield reductions with increasing sowing rate showed no relationship with crop age, but were less accentuated for crops undersown in spring wheat in a dry year than for crops established without cover crop in years with ample rainfall in early summer. Increasing sowing rates reduced plant height and panicle number in ‘Nor’, but had no effect on seed weight or germination in any of the cultivars. It is concluded that seed crops of common bent should be established with a sowing rate of 2–5 kg ha^?1, with the lowest rate in lawn cultivars, under ideal seedbed conditions and when seed crops are sown without cover crop.     

Straw management and optimal N fertilization in seed production of timothy (Phleum Pratense L.) and Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis Huds.)

The market for herbage seed straw has diminished in many seed-production areas due to less livestock. Seed growers are therefore looking for alternatives to straw removal, which up to now has been the most common practice. During 2000–2006, different alternative straw chopping methods, both at the back of the combiner and with a tractor-mounted flail-chopper, and field burning strategies were evaluated in seed crops of timothy (Phleum pratense) and meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis) in southeast Norway. The requirement for an extra N input in autumn (30–40?kg ha^-1) when practising straw chopping was also examined. Compared to straw removal, straw chopping at the back of the combiner during seed harvest did not reduce seed yield in the following year as long as stubble height was low (<10?cm in timothy) and the straw spread uniformly in the field. On average, seed yield was 1–4% and 1–9% higher compared to straw removal in timothy and meadow fescue, respectively. If the chopped straw was spread unevenly, or long stubble was left at combining, it is recommended to use a tractor-mounted flail-chopper after harvest. The experiments did not provide any support for an extra input of nitrogen in autumn, either in timothy or meadow fescue, when the straw was chopped rather than removed. Burning of stubble and straw soon after seed harvest was another efficient clean-up method after harvest, which increased seed yield 9–15% and 17–20% compared to straw removal in the two species, respectively. However, as the burning method is risky and causes smoke emissions, it is normally not recommended. It is concluded that for most seed growers, the most effective, least laborious and most environment-friendly alternative to straw removal will be to chop the straw at the back of the combiner during seed harvest.     

Cover crop growth and impact on N leaching as affected by pre‐ and postharvest sowing and time of incorporation

In Northern Europe, cover crops are traditionally established before spring crops by undersowing, but some cover crops might also have an effect if preharvest sown before spring crops and even winter crops. The effects of cover crop sowing date, sowing technique and succeeding main crop on biomass production, N uptake, nitrate leaching and soil inorganic N were tested in lysimeters and in the field. Cruciferous cover crops (oil radish, white mustard) were sown preharvest by broadcasting into winter wheat in July and were allowed to grow until a following winter wheat was established in September. Other preharvest cover crops were left in place until late autumn. For comparison, the same cruciferous cover crops were established postharvest after light harrowing. Perennial ryegrass undersown in spring barley was also included. Aboveground N uptake in preharvest cover crops amounted to a maximum of 24 kg N/ha in September before sowing winter wheat. When left until late autumn, preharvest oil radish took up a maximum of 66 kg N/ha, and ryegrass and postharvest cover crops 35 kg N/ha. Preharvest establishment of cruciferous cover crops before a spring‐sown crop thus seems promising. The soil was depleted of inorganic N to the same extent in late autumn irrespective of cover crop type, sowing time and technique within winter wheat or spring barley. However, the reduction in nitrate leaching of preharvest cover crops incorporated after 2 months and followed by winter wheat was only half of that achieved by cover crops left until late autumn or spring.     

Repellency of insecticides and the effect of thiacloprid on bumble bee colony development in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) seed crops

The study intended to compare repellency of three insecticides on bumble bees and honey bees in Norwegian red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) seed crops, and to examine effects of thiacloprid on bumble bee colony development in the field. The repellency study was carried out in a large-scale field trial in SE Norway in 2013. On average for observations during the first week after spraying, 17 and 40% less honey bees (P?=?.03) and 26 and 20% less bumble bees (P?=?.36) were observed on plots sprayed with the pyrethroids lambda-cyhalothrin and alpha-cypermethrin, respectively, than on unsprayed control plots. No pollinator repellency was found on plots sprayed with the neonicotinoid thiacloprid. Compared with unsprayed control the seed yield increases were 22% on plots sprayed with thiacloprid vs. 12–13% on plots sprayed with pyrethroids (P?=?.10). Follow-up studies in 2014–2016 focused on the effect of thiacloprid on bumble bee colony development in commercially reared nests of Bombus terrestris placed into red clover seed crops at the start of flowering. Unsprayed control crops were compared with crops sprayed either at the bud stage or when 18–44% of flower heads were in full bloom. Chemical analyses of adult bumble bees showed that thiacloprid was taken up in bees when crops were sprayed during flowering, but not detected when crops were sprayed at the bud stage. The bumble bees in late-sprayed crops also developed weaker colonies than in unsprayed crops. Dead bees with a high internal concentration of thiacloprid were found in one crop sprayed during the night at 35% flowering. This shows that thiacloprid is not bee-safe if sprayed after anthesis and that spraying has to be conducted at the bud stage to reduce its contamination of nectar and pollen.     

Residual nitrogen effects on a succeeding oat (Avena sativa L.) Crop of clover species and ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) undersown in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

The aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of white clover (var. Milka and Donna), red clover (var. Fanny) and ryegrass (var. Tove) undersown in winter wheat on a succeeding oat crop. Under the climatic conditions prevailing in Sweden, growing a catch crop after winter cereals is of particular interest because the latter are usually followed by a spring sown crop, leaving the ground bare during autumn and winter. Field trials were carried out during three growing seasons in an integrated farming system and for one year in an organic farming system. Competition from the dense wheat crop in the integrated farming system had a negative effect on the undersown species, and at harvest of the wheat they showed quite poor growth in all three years, with nitrogen contents under 5 kg ha^?1. No significant yield increase was measured without added nitrogen when the averages for all three years were calculated. On average, the grain yields were improved by 750 kg ha^?1 (14% moisture content) for the treatments with undersown clover for all three years when 90 kg N ha^?1 were added. The experiment within the organic system showed a different pattern with a better development of the undersown clover species, with nitrogen contents approximately 25 kg ha^?1 and an improvement in oat grain yield, from around 2?000 kg ha^?1 for the control to almost 3?500 kg ha^?1 with clover undersown the previous year.     

Distribution of Nitrogen between Crop and Weeds in Spring Cereals

Abstract

The nitrogen content of the above-ground biomass of crop and weeds was assessed one week after crop heading in the beginning of July in spring barley and spring wheat. Crops were sown with a combined sowing and fertilizing machine at five seed rates. The trial plots received nitrogen, 90 kg ha^?1. No herbicides were applied. In spring barley sown at a normal seed rate, less than 5% of the nitrogen in the above-ground biomass was accumulated in weeds. In spring wheat stands the corresponding amount averaged 10–15%. The nitrogen concentration in the crop biomass averaged 1.8% of the dry weight and that in mixed weed species 3.2%. Under normal growth conditions the N concentration in crop and weeds was relatively constant at the time of crop heading. Variations in N accumulation between crop plants and weeds are explained by the different biomass production of the plants.     

Finger millet (Eleucine corocana L. Gaertn.) as a cover crop on weed control, growth and yield of soybean under different tillage systems

Adoption of conservation tillage systems has become more popular in recent years due to erosion control and economics. Weed control is often identified as the limiting factor in the adoption of such systems. Although herbicides are efficient and convenient, the need to reduce herbicide use has been emphasized. Cover crops have become a viable option in this context, but the contribution of cover crops to weed control has not been clearly defined. A 2-year field experiment compared minimum tillage (MT), no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) for soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] following paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) with finger millet (Eleucine corocana L. Gaertn.) as a cover crop. Weed emergence, cover crop biomass, main crop growth and yield were observed. Finger millet effectively controlled weeds but total weed biomass was greater with NT than other tillage methods and seeding method had no effect at early stage of growth. Neither crop growth nor leaf chlorophyll content was affected by finger millet under given tillage treatments. Weed biomass was almost half under MT than NT. Finger millet was able to effectively manage weed biomass under MT to a level achieved under CT without a cover crop at the early stage of growth. Number of seeds per pod and 100 seed weight were not affected by tillage treatments but number of pods per square meter was significantly higher with row seeding than broadcast seeding of finger millet cover crop in 2002. The absence of finger millet under MT in 2003, significantly reduced soybean grain yield. Finger millet can be managed with a single mechanical suppression as a cover crop under MT with no yield reduction.     

Kinetics of inorganic and organic P release from red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) upon frost or drying

An incubation study with fresh, frozen, and dried clover and rye-grass shoots gathered in autumn was performed in the laboratory (43 days). The aim was to study inorganic and organic phosphorus (P) release from plant material during decomposition without soil. Plant materials (2?cm size) were mixed with small glass beads and placed in large syringes for consecutive water extractions on 7 occasions. Leachates were analysed for inorganic and total P. At the first leaching event, 8% of total crop P was released from fresh, 24% from frozen and 27% from dried plant material. During decomposition, both inorganic and organic P was released following first order kinetics, with grass releasing mostly inorganic P and clover mostly organic P. After 43 days, 42%–50% of total crop P from fresh, 49%–51% from frozen and 57%–69% from dried material was released, with significant differences between treatments. Using the results in calculations on field scale showed that P released from overwintering crops under cold climate conditions can amount to several kg P ha^?1. Thus, senescence of overwintering aboveground biomass can be a significant source for P leaching from soils.     

播种方式对稻茬小麦生长发育及产量建成的影响

目前稻茬麦机播面积不断扩大,为研究播种方式转变对小麦播种出苗、生长发育与产量建成的影响,2009-2012年,在成都平原稻茬麦区开展撒播(免耕+人工撒种+人工覆盖稻草)与机播(免耕+稻草粉碎覆盖+2BMFDC-6型播种机播种)比较试验。结果表明,机播处理的播种效率、出苗率、麦苗均匀度,以及中前期的个体与群体质量均显著高于撒播处理。但到了生育后期,机播小麦的个体与群体质量反而不及撒播小麦,进而影响穗部性状。机播小麦开花期干物质积累量和叶面积指数的年均值较撒播小麦低1.8%、8.9%,成熟期单穗结实小穗数和穗粒数较撒播处理低4.2%、3.5%,但千粒质量较撒播高4.9%,籽粒产量则基本相当。机播小麦开花期耕层土壤的速效氮含量较撒播处理低7.8%,植株全氮含量低19.4%。增施氮肥后,机播小麦个体和群体质量得到改善,增产趋势明显。表明,2BMFDC-6型机播有利于提高稻茬小麦播种效率和质量,但需要适当提高施氮水平以提高中后期个体与群体质量,进而实现高产。研究结果可为稻茬小麦高产高效栽培技术的熟化完善提供理论和技术依据。     

Effect of Five Phosphate Rocks on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Yield in Pot Trial

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) availability in five phosphate rocks with different P solubility was compared with that in single superphosphate and superphosphate+lime in a pot experiment with red clover as test plant on a Lamellic Arenosol with sand soil texture and on a Haplic Luvisol with clay loam soil texture, both strongly acid with low P supply. Phosphorus rates in the pot experiment were 0, 100, 400, and 1600 mg total P₂O₅ kg^?1. On both soils, there was a weak correlation between total added P and red clover P responses. If P solubility of the PRs was also taken into account, the correlation between formic acid–, citric acid–, or neutral ammonium citrate–soluble P amounts added and red clover responses became much stronger. Soil P availability was estimated by water, Olsen, Lakanen‐Erviö, and ammonium lactate tests. Among the P extractants studied, Olsen soil P test gave the best correlation with red clover yields.     

Effects of repeated clover undersowing,green manure ley and weed harrowing on weeds and yields in organic cereals

Abstract

Cover crops can be used to reduce leaching and erosion, introduce variability into crop rotation and fix nitrogen (N) for use by the main crops, less is however known about effects on weeds. The effects on weed seed bank, weed growth and grain yield of 4 years of annual undersown clover and ryegrass alone and in combination, and one of the 4 years with clover or clover + grass as green manure, were studied in oat and spring wheat at two experimental sites in south-eastern Norway. These treatments were compared with no undersown crop (control) and with weed harrowing. In contrast to many results in the literature, the undersown clover in this study did not suppress annual weeds, but fertilized the weeds as well as the cereals. Undersown clover resulted in a statistically significant increase of grain yield at the two sites to 116% and 121% of control. During the 4-year period relative seed bank and density of emerged weed (dominated by Spergula arvensis) increased significantly about 4.5 and 10 times respectively in the undersown clover plots at Apelsvoll. At Kise both ryegrass alone and ryegrass mixed with clover significantly suppressed the weed biomass to 70% and 74% of control respectively. It is concluded that fertilization effects of undersown clover may have dominated and overriden the competitive effects. One whole-season clover green manure did not increase the mean yield, but resulted in a significant drop in seed bank size the following year, because of limited weed establishment in an established ley. Only a slight increase in average weed biomass was observed at one of the two experimental sites. The weed seed bank and the weed biomass were essentially kept at steady state during the experimental period in harrowed plots, but harrowing decreased grain yield significantly at both sites.     

Effect of sowing density and flooding on the comparative phosphorus requirement of Trifolium balansae and Trifolium svbterraneum

The effect of sowing density and flooding on the phosphorus (P) requirement of Trifolium balansae and Trifolium subterraneum, two pasture legumes grown in Western Australia, is not known and was compared in two pot experiments and one field experiment. The average weight of one seed was 0.5 mg for T. balansae in all experiments, compared with 7.0 mg for T. subterraneum in the pot experiments and 5.0 mg in the field experiment. Either the same weight or number of seed of T. balansae as T. subterraneum was sown. The soils in the pot experiments were either maintained near field capacity or flooded. The P requirement was determined from the amount of P required to produce 90% of the largest or maximum dry herbage yield. In the pot experiments, T balansae sown using 63 mg seed/pot (126 seed/pot) required the least P, followed by T. subterraneum sown using 63 mg seed/pot (9 seeds/pot). T balansae sown using 4.5 mg seed/pot (9 seed/pot) required the most P. Flooding had no effect on the P requirements of the two species in one soil. However in the other soil, flooding increased, by about 36%, the P requirements of both species sown using 63 mg seed/pot compared with a 4% increase for T balansae sown using 4.5 mg seed/pot. In the field experiment, T. subterraneum sown at 100 kg seed/ha required the least P, followed by T balansae sown using 100 kg seed/ha, with T balansae sown using 10 kg/ha (i.e. the same number of seeds as T. subterraneum) requiring the most P. However, differences decreased with increasing time from sowing and there was little difference at 133 days after sowing. In the pot experiments, production of dried tops per plant was up to five times greater for the low plant density treatments for both the field capacity and flooded treatments. It is concluded that sowing density and flooding can affect the comparative P requirements of T. balansae and T. subterraneum.     

Establishment techniques in under-sown perennial ryegrass for seed production

Abstract

Establishment methods have proven to be of major importance for grass-seed production. The objective of this research was to test the effect of different sowing techniques on plant establishment and the subsequent seed yield. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is used as the model grass due to its large importance in Danish agriculture.

In a three-year trial six different methods of under-sowing of perennial ryegrass in a spring barley cover crop were employed. Perennial ryegrass was either sown directly at different depths within the spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) rows or placed 2, 6, or 12 cm from the spring barley rows. Results of dry-matter yield indicate that the best establishment of the grass occurred when placing the grass 6 or 12 cm from the cover-crop row, and this is of importance in less vigorous grasses. Overall, no seed-yield difference has been observed for perennial ryegrass when placing the grass 2, 6, or 12 cm from the cover-crop row. Placement of the ryegrass seed crop 6 cm from the cereal row showed that a significant yield increase of 34–71 kg ha^?1 can be obtained compared with sowing in the cereal row.     

Effects of tillage, seeding method and time of sowing on the establishment of mungbean in drying, previously puddled soil

Two field experiments were conducted on small plots in the Philippines to determine the effects of tillage, seeding method and time of sowing on the establishment of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek cv. IPB-M79-17-79) in seedbeds created in drying soil that had been puddled as for an immediately preceding wetland rice crop.

Conditions following rice were simulated by flooding, puddling and then draining the plots. Mungbean was sown at 2–14 days after draining (DAD) as the soil dried. In one experiment, seeds were sown manually into plots that were either non-tilled or for which the surface 10 cm had been ploughed and harrowed. In a second experiment, manual sowing into non-tilled plots was compared with prototype machine seeding. Soil matric potential and temperature were monitored throughout the experiments, and germination and seedling emergence recorded.

Surface cultivation slowed the rate of water loss from depths below 5 cm and resulted in lower thermal diffusivity than in non-tilled soil. Germination results indicated that following drainage of a seedbed in previously puddled soil, manual sowing at a depth of 5 cm could be delayed until 8 DAD (while soil matric potentials remained > − 0.1 MPa) without a significant reduction in seed germination. The seeding machine was quicker and easier to use, but its constraint of shallow sowing (maximum depth 2 cm) meant that sowing could be delayed only to 5 DAD before germination and emergence were inhibited. Predictions of germination from measured values of temperature and water potential were made using equations derived from controlled-environment studies. Differences from germination observed could probably be accounted for by seed/soil/water contact effects, which appeared to be especially important in dry soil (< − 0.7 MPa). Subsequent seedling emergence was, however, often severely restricted in non-tilled soil by soil mechanical constraints in the drying, strengthening seedbed. In the first experiment, these conditions were alleviated by the cultivation treatment; in the second, disturbance of surface soil before drainage resulted in greater emergence and faster seedling growth.     

Irrigation and nutritional effect on growth and seed yield of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)

Optimum quantity of fertilizers and irrigation water to minimize the cost and increase the production is need of the day. Consequently, an experiment was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the winter season of 2014–15 and 2015–16 to study the effect of irrigation schedules and fertilizer levels on coriander. Irrigation at 25, 50, 75, and 100 days after sowing (DAS) gave higher growth and yield attributing characters, seed yield (16.48 q/ha), biological yield (50.79 q/ha), net return (Rs. 138,950.6), and benefit to cost ratio (2.36), which resulted in 40.9% and 15.3% increase in seed and biological yield over two irrigations, respectively. The application of fertilizers, i.e., N₆₀ and P₅₀ kg/ha, registered higher growth, seed yield attributes, consumptive use of water, whereas, net return and benefit to cost ratio was recorded maximum under fertilizers, i.e., N₇₅ and P_62.5 kg/ha. The interaction effect of irrigation and fertilizer on seeds per umbellet and seed yield was also found to be significantly positive. Hence, in Northern Plains of India four irrigations at 25, 50, 75, and 100 DAS in association with nitrogen 75 kg/ha and phosphorus 62.5 kg/ha is more profitable in coriander crop.     

Quantification of loss in oilseed rape yield caused by delayed sowing date in a Mediterranean environment

ABSTRACT

Rapeseed acreage has been increasing fast in the last few decades and cultivated areas have expanded into lower latitudes because of the high value of its seed. This work evaluates the effect of date of sowing and nitrogen (N) fertilization on crop productivity and N use efficiency in a Mediterranean environment. The experiment was arranged in a split-plot design with the dates of sowing as the main-plots and N rates the sub-plots. Rapeseed recovered 128 to 212 kg N hm^-2 before top-dress N application in late winter if sown before the last week of September. Seed yield was very dependent on the date of sowing, varying from 3.4 to 6.2 Mg hm^-2 on the first sowing date in September to 0.3 to 1.0 Mg hm^-2 on the last sowing date in November. The daily loss in seed production was 68.9 kg hm^-2 (or 482.3 kg hm^-2 per week) or 1.53 % (or 10.7 % per week). N rate significantly increased seed yield within each sowing date but did not allow late-sowed plants to regain the productivity levels of those sown earlier. Apparent N recovery and agronomic N efficiency were particularly dependent on the growing conditions associated to different sowing dates.     

Effects of seedbed properties on crop emergence: 1. Temporal effects of temperature and sowing depth in seedbeds with favourable properties

Abstract

Rapid and uniform crop establishment is a prerequisite for efficient crop production and minimal environmental impact. Experiments were carried out in shallow plastic boxes placed directly on the ground in the field for studies of the effects of seedbed properties on emergence of various crops. This paper presents an analysis of the time required for germination and emergence under near-optimal seedbed conditions. The crops studied were barley, oats, wheat, pea, rape seed, white mustard, sugar beet, red clover and timothy. The time required for germination generally increased with size of the seeds, presumably because larger seeds needed more water to initiate germination. This applied both when comparing different crops and different seed sizes of the same crop. However, considerable differences occurred between seed lots of the same crop and there were greater differences between seed lots of the same crop than between the three small grain crops studied. Growth rate of the seedlings generally increased with seed size, presumably because of increased energy content in the seed. Consequently, the most rapid emergence was obtained from small seeds at shallow sowing and from large seeds at deep sowing. The crops studied had a minimum temperature for germination and seedling growth close to 0 °C. Under optimal seedbed conditions, thermal time required for 50% germination of barley was typically about 65 °C days over this base temperature and for seedling growth about 6 °C days cm^?1. From 4 cm sowing depth, about 80 °C days were required for emergence but with considerable variations between seed lots. For rape seed or white mustard about 40 °C days were required for germination and about 8 °C days cm^?1 for the seedling growth.     

缓释肥一次性侧位深施对红壤旱地直播油菜产量形成和肥料利用的影响

为明确红壤旱地直播油菜(Brassica napus L.)缓释肥(N-P₂O₅-K₂O=25-7-8)一次性侧位深施效果及适宜用量,2017—2020年在典型的红壤丘陵区(江西进贤)开展缓释肥施用方式对比试验(不施肥、一次性土表撒施和一次性侧位深施)和施用量试验(0、300、450、600、750和900 kg·hm^-2),研究缓释肥一次性侧位深施及不同施用量对油菜产量形成和肥料利用率的影响。结果表明,相比传统土表撒施,侧位深施显著促进了N、P、K的吸收,同步提高了油菜产量和肥料利用率,且对晚熟油菜影响更为显著。菜籽产量与缓释肥用量呈线性加平台关系,适宜施肥量可保证较大的收获密度及较多的每株角果数和每角粒数,从而协同提高籽粒产量和经济效益,同时维持较高的肥料利用率。晚熟和早熟油菜缓释肥侧位深施的适宜用量分别为720和605 kg·hm^-2,产量潜力可分别达2 500和1 750 kg·hm^-2。因此,一次性侧位深施适量缓释肥可显著提高红壤旱地直播油菜生产力,建议结合机械化种植因地制宜地推广应用。