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Growth and yield of three varieties of wheat, with particular reference to the influence of unproductive tillers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. M. Bremner
P. M. Bremner
Affiliation:
Nottingham University School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leics.
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Summary

An experiment was done to see if three varieties of wheat (Jufy I, Yeoman and Cappelle) of widely different tillering propensities differed in their response to early spring application of nitrogen; and, concurrently and conjointly, to assess the effects of unproductive tillers on the growth of productive shoots.

None of the varieties responded to the higher of two levels of nitrogen. The presence of a large number of unproductive tillers appeared to have only a transitory effect on the growth of productive shoots; the latter were able to grow rapidly after the death of tillers and caught up with productive shoots which had been subjected to much less inter-tiller competition.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , April 1969 , pp. 281 - 287
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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