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Pollination control in relation to seed yield and effect of temperature on pollen viability of maize (Zea mays)

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Title Pollination control in relation to seed yield and effect of temperature on pollen viability of maize (Zea mays)
 
Creator Roy, S K
Rahman, S M L
Salahuddin, A B M
 
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Description A field experiment was conducted during winter season of 1990-91 and 1991-92 to determine the effect of pollination controlon seed yield and yield components, and of temprature on pollen viability of 'Barnali' maize (Zea mays L.). Compared withopen-pollinated ones, the ears covered with perforated polyethylene bags before silking stage (control) produced only 33%seeds/ear and gave 41% less seed yield. The plants with regular removal of silk before pollen shedding (semi- control)produced 73% seeds/ear and gave 80% seed yield compared with open-pollinated ones which produced 8.06 tonnes/ha. The controlgave 8% more 1000-seed weight and the semi-control 3% more compared with open-pollinated plants. Pollen viability decreasedsignificantly with increase in temperature, but the duration or specific temperature regime did not show any significanteffect. Translocation of stem reserves at pre-silking to developing seed and harvest index in the control and semi·controlplants were significantly lower than in the open-pollinated plants.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2012-06-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/19106
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 65, No 11 (1995)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/19106/9449
 
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