Effects of seeding technology on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growing under tropical conditions

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Published: May 31, 2013
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wheat, Triticum aestivum, spacing, weeds, yield

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A. Ramírez
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas

Abstract

This research study was conducted with the aim of determining the influence of row spacing and sowing density on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield and weed association, as a possible approach to substitute herbicide application. It was developed on a typical red Ferralitic soil at �??Vivian Alonso�?� Research Station from INCA over 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 seasons. The Mexican variety Culiacán was used in a randomized block design with 12 treatments and three replicates. The different levels of each factor studied had a significant influence on crop yield, the highest values being recorded as row spacing was reduced and sowing rates increased, due to higher yield components, mainly ear number per square meter. Its effect on species composition proved the possibility of crop development without herbicides by keeping weed levels below 50 individuals/m2 (below damage threshold), besides having a strong depressive effect upon very aggresive species under humid tropic conditions, as Cyperus rotundus and some economically important dicots, enabling to diminish its harmful effects on the environment.

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Ramírez, A. (2013). Effects of seeding technology on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growing under tropical conditions. Cultivos Tropicales, 22(2), 15–19. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/697
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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2001)
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Original Article

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