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Growth and N-uptake by wheat as affected by sowing date and nitrogen in irrigated semi-arid conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. A. Khalifa ,
M. H. Akasha  and
M. B. Said
M. A. Khalifa
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, Wad Medani, Sudan
M. H. Akasha
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, Wad Medani, Sudan
M. B. Said
Affiliation:
Gezira Research Station, Wad Medani, Sudan
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Summary

Field experiments were made under irrigated semi-arid conditions to determine the effects of sowing date and nitrogen application on the growth and yield of wheat and nitrogen-uptake by wheat plants. Early sowing was found to be favourable to high grain production because the post-anthesis period coincided with relatively lower temperatures. Late sowing was unfavourable to grain yields since the period between anthesis and leaf senescence was curtailed by the onset of relatively higher temperature. The benefits from nitrogen were greater with early sowing because of higher nitrogen-uptake during early vegetative growth as a consequence of which, nitrogen was readily available to the plants. This resulted in better leaf expansion, and higher leaf-area indices and leaf-area duration. With late sowing nitrogen-uptake was much lower during early vegetative growth and this resulted in decreased leaf expansion, reduced leaf-area indices and leaf-area duration and therefore diminished response in grain yield to nitrogen application.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 89 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 35 - 42
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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