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Influence of Sorghum Seed Weight on the Performance of the Resulting Crop 1
Author(s) -
Suh Hyoung W.,
Casady A. J.,
Vanderlip R. L.
Publication year - 1974
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/cropsci1974.0011183x001400060017x
Subject(s) - panicle , biology , sorghum , seedling , crop , agronomy , test weight , sweet sorghum , yield (engineering) , horticulture , cultivar , materials science , metallurgy
Crops grown in 1971 and 1972 from sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] seed of two different weights were compared to determine the influence of seed weight on the resulting crop. The lighter seed weighed about 86% as much as the heavier seed. Genetic differences were essentially eliminated and quality differences minimized between the two seed weights. Characteristics of the crops studied were emergence percentage; seedling weight; days to 50y0 bloom; leaf blade width, length, and area; culm diameter; plant height; number of nodes; test weight; kernel weight; kernels per panicle; panicles per plant; and grain yield. Except for a difference of 0.03 cm in culm diameter in 1971 and a difference of 0.6% in emergence in 1972, the crops from the two seed weights did not differ significantly for the characteristics studied.