Mehdi Ramezani; Reza Rezaei Sokht Abandani
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To determine the effects of priming and planting density on improvement of morphological and physiological traits of the two hybrid corns SC (S.C. 704) under double cropping in Sari, a split plot experiment as randomized complete block design with four replications was conducted in 2010. Treatments included ...
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To determine the effects of priming and planting density on improvement of morphological and physiological traits of the two hybrid corns SC (S.C. 704) under double cropping in Sari, a split plot experiment as randomized complete block design with four replications was conducted in 2010. Treatments included two densities of 80 and 100 thousand plants per hectare as the first factor and osmopriming of seeds of two hybrids of corn (S.C. 704), with a solution of 10% polyethylene glycol (6000 PEG), 0.5% potassium nitrate (KNO3), 2% potassium chloride (KCl), water (hydropriming) and control (without priming) were considered as the second factor. The results showed that plant height using the priming solution of 10% polyethylene glycol and 100 thousand plants per hectare density was 33 percent higher than 0.5% potassium nitrate and 2% potassium chloride with the density of 80 thousand plants per ha. Also the forage yield per hectare with the density of 100 thousand plants was 14.42% more than 80 thousand density. Best plant density and priming concentration for leaf area index (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) were the density of 80 thousand plants per hectare and 10% polyethylene glycol. Therefore, it is concluded that adequate forage yield (54730 kg/ha) of the hybrid corn used in this study were obtained by the density of 100 thousand plants per hectare and 10% polyethylene glycol solution.
Fatemeh Salarpour Ghoraba; Hassan Farahbakhsh
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Recently, application of SA has increased to improve plants resistance to stresses such as drought. Hence, to investigate SA effects on morphophysiological characteristics of Fennel(Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) under drought stress, a split plot experiment based on latin square design with three replications ...
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Recently, application of SA has increased to improve plants resistance to stresses such as drought. Hence, to investigate SA effects on morphophysiological characteristics of Fennel(Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) under drought stress, a split plot experiment based on latin square design with three replications was carried out at research farm of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman in 2012. Three levels of drought stress (50, 75 and 100% of field capacity) and 3 concentrations of SA (0, 0.5 and 1mM) were considered as main and sub plot respectively. Foliar application of SA was performed at 3 to 4 leaf growth stage and before application of drought stress. The results showed that drought stress reduced plant height, the number and length of internodes on the main stem , grain yield and leaf protein (14.2, 2.4, 31.5, 51 and 23.5 percent respectively) and increased lipid peroxidation, hydrogen peroxide and phenolic compounds(66.6, 10.5 and 14.1 percent) compared to control. With increasing concentrations of salicylic acid, except for a reduction in lipid peroxidation and hydrogen peroxide (31.8 and 13.7 percent) a significant increase was observed in other traits when compared to control. Interaction of drought stress and SA on internode length on the main stem, lipid peroxidation and protein were signified. it was concluded that salicylic acid whit concentration of 1 mM has an effective role in alevieting stress injuries induced by drought.