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Oskouei B, Majidi-Hervan E, Hamidi A, Moradi F, Moghaddam A. (2016). The Effect of Planting Date and Seed Moisture Content at Harvest on Seed Germination Indices of Corn (Zea mays) Cv. S.c704-Produced in Ardebil Province (Moghan). Iranian J. Seed Res.. 2(2), 71-83. doi:10.29252/yujs.2.2.71
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Department of Agronomy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran, Tehran, Iran , b_oskouei@yahoo.com
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This experiment was conducted as a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications at two locations: Agricultural and natural resource center of Ardebil province (Moghan) and seed and plant certification and registration institute of Karaj in 2013. The treatments included: planting date in three levels (10-May, 25-May and 9-Jun), seed moisture content at harvest time in four levels (30%, 25, 20 and 15) and seed size in three levels (flat, round and medium). The measured traits were a standard germination test, mean time of germination, seedling weight and length vigor index, germination percent in radical emergence test and germination percent in cold test. The results illustrated that delayed planting caused reduction of seed quality and this reduction was more obvious in delayed harvest (15%), also the reduction rate in round seeds was more than flattered and medium seeds. The minimum percentage of germination and vigor were seen in round seeds of third planting date and moisture harvest by 15%. So it is recommended for corn seed production to sow the seeds before the last week of May and when seed moisture content reached 30 percent, cob harvesting should be started and the harvest not is delayed.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Seed Ecology
Received: 2015/02/26 | Revised: 2017/12/23 | Accepted: 2015/08/7 | ePublished: 2016/03/16
Received: 2015/02/26 | Revised: 2017/12/23 | Accepted: 2015/08/7 | ePublished: 2016/03/16
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