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Effects of plant density and fertilization on the yield and quality of flue-cured tobacco in the Kenana area of the Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. M. Farah
S. M. Farah
Affiliation:
Kenana Research Station, Abu Naama, Sudan
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Summary

In one experiment, variety Kutsaga 51 was grown at inter- and intra-row spacings of 60, 80 and 100 cm. Both yield and quality of leaf were improved as plant density per unit area increased. The greatest yield and highest quality were obtained from the 60 x 60 and 80 x 60 cm spacings while the lowest yield and quality were obtained from the 100 x 100 and 100 x 80 cm spacings.

In a second experiment the same variety was subjected to three levels of N and four levels of K. Higher doses of N or K were not necessarily effective in increasing the yield or improving the quality of leaf; on the contrary rates higher than 42/ha reduced both yield and quality of the leaf. Progressively higher doses of K did not offset the ill effects of excessive N.

Yield of leaf was primarily a function of leaves per unit area in the plant density experiment and number of leaves per plant in the fertilizer experiment.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 75 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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