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Time of Sowing and the Yield of Winter Barley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

C. F. Green ,
D. T. Furmston  and
J. D. Ivins
C. F. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD
D. T. Furmston
Affiliation:
Derbyshire College of Agriculture, Broomfield, Morley, Derbyshire, DEI 6DN
J. D. Ivins
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD
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Summary

During three growing seasons (1980–3) the influence of sowing date (early September to mid-November) on the yield of winter barley (cv. Igri) was assessed. Delaying sowing resulted in a linear decrease in maximum grain yield at a rate of 0·43 % for every day sowing was delayed. Advancing the date of sowing increased the duration of preanthesis development, increased the level of tillering and hence ear density at harvest. Yield was linearly related to the resultant higher number of grains.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 104 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 405 - 411
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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