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A quantitative comparison of the growth, development and yield of different varieties of oilseed rape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. J. Allen  and
D. G. Morgan
E. J. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge
D. G. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge
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Summary

A field experiment to compare the growth, development and yields of four varieties of oilseed rape, Cresus, Guile, Rigo and Nilla, is described and the results discussed. Cressus was the highest-yielding variety largely because it produced more pods and more seeds per pod. The numbers of pods and seeds per pod were positively correlated with the leaf area index at the onset of flowering. This suggests that the rate of supply of carbon assimilates to the inflorescences around the time of anthesis is an important yield-determining character. The mean weight of the individual seeds was greater in Cresus than Guile and this difference, which developed late on in pod growth, also contributed to the higher yields in Cresus.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 85 , Issue 1 , August 1975 , pp. 159 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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