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Effect of Plant Density Upon Soft Wheat Quality Characteristics 1
Author(s) -
Yamazaki W. T.,
Briggle L. W.,
Petersen H. D.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1969.0011183x000900010012x
Subject(s) - plant density , biology , range (aeronautics) , agronomy , population density , horticulture , yield (engineering) , population , materials science , sowing , composite material , demography , sociology
Soft wheat breeders can evaluate varieties or breeding lines for AWRC values, pearling index, flour yield, and flour protein content when grown at plant densities within the range of commonly used population levels. Such plant densities range from approximately one plant per 5.1 cm (2 inches) to two plants per 2.54 cm (1 inch). Each of the four quality characters measured, however, is significantly influenced by very low plant density — one plant per 20.3 cm (8 inches). Analysis for each character measured indicates that varieties are not affected differentially by plant density.