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The influence of cultural factors and mildew on yield of winter barley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. Bainbridge ,
M. E. Finney  and
J. F. Jenkyn
A. Bainbridge
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
M. E. Finney
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
J. F. Jenkyn
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
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Summary

In experiments on winter barley in 1975–6 and 1977–8 early or late sowing, full or half seed rate, nitrogen applied in March or April and tridemorph spray applied in autumn, early spring and late spring were assessed factorially in all combinations for their effects on mildew development, crop growth and grain yield.

Date of sowing had the biggest effect on yield. Early-sown crops (24 September 1975, 6 October 1977) greatly out-yielded the late-sown; by 79·8% in the first year and 53·9% in the second. Late sowing (6 November 1975, 2 November 1977) approximately halved plant emergence. Although late-sown plants developed more tillers, more grains per ear and larger grain this failed to compensate for the thinner stand.

Sowing at half seed rate did not decrease yield when compared with the crop sown at the full seed rate on the same date. In contemporaneous crops extra tillering and larger ears generally compensated for fewer plants.

The effect of date of applying N was variable. April N gave the best yield in the early· and late-sown crops in 1975–6 and in the late-sown crop in 1977–8. However, in the early-sown crop in the second year March N was best. Number of ears was increased in early-sown crops by March N but date of N application had no influence on number of ears in late-sown crops or on the number of grains per ear in any crop.

The winter of 1975–6 was mild and mildew developed on both early· and late-sown crops throughout their growth.

Single tridemorph sprays applied in autumn (14 November) to the early-sown crop or winter (25 February) to the late-sown crop or early spring (9 April) to both crops gave significant yield increases of 6·3–7·6%. Applying two sprays, one in autumn or winter plus one in early spring gave an increase equal to the sum of each applied separately. A late spring spray (14 May) had no significant effect on yield. The 1977–8 winter was colder and although mildew was moderate on the early-sown crop in autumn it was almost absent from this experiment after winter. Spraying failed to increase yield significantly.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 94 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 389 - 397
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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