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application timing; autumn; analysis of variance; soil heterogeneity; crop yield; Triticum aestivum; winter wheat; nitrogen fertilizers; Virginia
Abstract:
... Parametric statistical techniques evaluate treatment significance in field experiments by comparing variability attributed to treatments to variability attributed to random error. In many experiments, a considerable amount of the variability attributed to random error is actually due to large-scale soil variability that cannot be accounted for by blocking. This variability can, in part, be account ...
... The grain protein content of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is derived from the retranslocation of vegetative N, as well as from the continued uptake and assimilation of N during grain filling. Field trials were conducted at the E.A. Lods Agronomy Research Centre of McGill University on a a Bearbrook soil (fine, mixed, nonacid, frigid Humaquept) to study the effects of fertilizer N on grain and total ...
... Maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids with good yields of grain and wholeplant dry matter are recommended for silage production. The stover can comprise more than 50% of the whole-plant dry matter and, therefore, can influence dry matter yield and nutritive value of the whole plant. The objective of this study was to determine relationships between agronomic characteristics (stover and whole-plant forage yi ...
... The long-term trend in relative value of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] protein and oil is toward greater value of protein, thus furthering interests in the potential for increasing seed protein concentration in soybean. If a change in U.S. soybean breeding strategy for improving seed protein levels is required, it should be based on sound economic and biological principles. This research was co ...
... The fasciated soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a morphological type caused by the recessive gene f. The original sources of the gene exhibit a broadened and flattened stem, with most of the pods at the stem tip. Fasciation has been suggested as a new gene for soybean improvement. These studies were conducted to determine (i) the agronomic performance of improved fasciated lines and (ii) the ave ...
... Field testing of transgenic crops is an essential step towards commercialization. This study was conducted to assess the agronomic performance of herbicide-resistant transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) lines relative to untransformed controls and to evaluate their sensitivity to sulfonylurea herbicides in a field situation. Two transgenic flue-cured tobacco lines harboring the csr1-1 gene fo ...
... Plant height and grain yield have been positively associated in many studies of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The introduction of semidwarf genes changed this relationship by enhancing grain yield as well as reducing plant height. A strategy to select for tall dwarfs was proposed to exploit the positive correlation between yield and plant height observed without semidwarf genes, yet use the advant ...
... Agronomic practices affect corn (Zea mays L.) grain yield and may affect physical and chemical characteristics of corn kernels. These characteristics affect feed, food, and industrial uses of corn grain. Four field experiments consisting of planting date and population combinations were conducted to determine the effect of these agronomic practices on grain yield, kernel N concentration, and kerne ...
... Fertilizing no-till corn (Zea mays L.) with urea-based N sources requires managing for N losses such as immobilization and NH₃ volatilization. In this study the interactive effects of fertilizer N application time and placement method were evaluated by applying urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution to no-till corn. Eight site-years of data were collected from sites in central, northeast, and northw ...
... Pesticide use in the United States is concentrated in the Corn Belt, mainly in the form of herbicides on corn (Zea mays) and soybean (Glycine max). If this chemical load to the environment is to be reduced, without appreciably affecting crop yields, an intimate understanding of weed ecology is necessary. For annual weeds in the U.S. Corn Belt, critical ecological information includes seedbank dens ...