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The Effect of Sowing Date on the Yield and Yield Components of Spring Oil-Seed Rape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. H. Scarisbrick ,
R. W. Daniels  and
Mary Alcock
D. H. Scarisbrick
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
R. W. Daniels
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
Mary Alcock
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
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Summary

Three spring oil-seed rape cultivars were drilled on five dates during 1979 and 1980. Delayed drilling (1) reduced seed yield, (2) increased the main stem contribution to seed production, and (3) increased the percentage of damaged pods at harvest. The results indicated that cultivars similar to those used in this trial should be drilled between the 3rd week of March and mid-April.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , August 1981 , pp. 189 - 195
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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