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Studies on a barley-oats mixture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

B. R. Taylor
B. R. Taylor
Affiliation:
The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
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In three experiments with mixtures of barley and oats, a combination of Midas barley and Karin oats gave consistently higher yields than the mean of the components and slightly higher yields than the better component. The performance of this mixture was maintained over different sowing patterns and seed rates, but where sowing was arranged to give an advantage to one component of the mixture at the expense of the other, mixture yields were less than where both components were closely mixed.

The increased yield of the mixture was attributed to the greater tillering of barley in mixture than in pure stand, brought about by less competition before heading, and to a higher weight per grain of Karin in mixture than in pure stand, a result of its greater height after heading and the favourable disposition of its panicles and upper leaves in the canopy.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , December 1978 , pp. 587 - 591
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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