The study was conducted
to investigate the effects of cutting
stages and different locations on fresh herbage yield and related traits of sorghum in Antalya.
Field trials were established according to randomized complete block design with three replications in two locations
(Aksu and Kampüs) with different soil properties for two growing seasons. Sorghum plants were harvested at five different
cutting stages namely, panicle initiation, panicle emergence, milk, dough, and full-maturity stage. Plant height, leaf-stalk-stem ratio, fresh herbage yield, dry matter ratio and yield were determined in conducted
study. Results of the study indicated that cutting stage significantly affected all investigated traits, and the effect of location significantly affected all traits except stem ratio. The highest fresh herbage
yields were determined at dough
maturity stage in both locations. Fresh herbage yield in Aksu location was higher than Kampüs location
for all cutting stages. The results in total suggested
that, under the conditions this study was carried out, sorghum
could be cut at dough maturity
stage and Aksu location was more suitable
for sorghum production than Kampüs location. The results presented here also demonstrated that land selection
was
also very important
in order to obtain a high
yield from sorghum
in certain ecology.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi / Research Article |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Haziran 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2 |