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Barley Production Under Various Nitrogen and Moisture Levels 1
Author(s) -
Stanberry Chauncy O.,
Lowrey Mark
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1965.00021962005700010011x
Subject(s) - agronomy , nitrogen , moisture , acre , irrigation , environmental science , yield (engineering) , biology , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , organic chemistry
Synopsis A three‐year barley study with irrigation and nitrogen variables at Yuma, Arizona, demonstrated the importance of investigating components leading to yield such as: plants per unit area, heads per plant, seeds per head, and individual size or weight per seed. Nitrogen rate increased barley yields appreciably, predominantly by increasing heads per plant and seeds per head. Moisture utilization efficiency—pounds of grain per acre‐inch of water—was favored by higher N rates and the drier moisture regimes.