The Study of Transplanting Date on Growth Analyses and Forage Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Mashhad Conditions

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Article 16, Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 33, April 2014, Pages 137-145   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/gsc.v12i1.36650

Authors

M Ghiasabadi^* ; M Khajeh Hosseini; A Mohammadabadi

Abstract

Transplanting was assessed in order to prolong growth season and also to reduce water consumption in forage maize production. Two and three weeks seedlings produced in a greenhouse before transplanting in the field alongside seed sowing in three different dates (6 and 21 June and 6 July) in summer 2012 in the Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. growth analyses (LAI, CGR, RGR, and NAR) fresh and dry forage yield determined. Three weeks seedlings in the first date of sowing had the highest LAI = 5.4 and CGR = 37.2 g m-2 day-1, Fresh and dry forage of 66.536 and 21.640 to/ha respectively.

Keywords

Direct seeding; Fresh and dry forage yield; Transplanting