INVESTIGADORES
MIRALLES Daniel Julio
artículos
Título:
Yield components and yield stability in two and six rowed barley grown in contrasting nitrogen environments
Autor/es:
SEBASTIAN ARISNABARRETA; DANIEL JULIO MIRALLES
Revista:
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
Editorial:
Blackwell Verlag,
Referencias:
Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2006 vol. 192 p. 178 - 185
ISSN:
0931-2250
Resumen:
Two- and six-rowed barley with different intrinsic ability
to produce tillers and kernels per ear, would differ in
responsiveness to nitrogen availability with environmental
improvements. Two field experiments were carried out to
elucidate how nitrogen supply (N40 and N150) affects yield
and its components in two- and six-rowed barley. High
nitrogen increased aboveground dry matter at anthesis, by
improving cumulative solar radiation intercepted by the
crop, determining an increased dry-matter production at
maturity without changes in harvest index. In both barley
types, variations in grain yield were explained by changes in
kernels per unit land area rather than by differences in the
average kernel weight. However, changes in the number
of kernels were due to variations in the number of ears
per m2 in two-rowed barley and the number of kernels
per ear in six-rowed barley. Ears per unit area showed a
greater responsiveness in two- than in six-rowed barley due
to a higher nitrogen supply treatment, associated with their
intrinsic higher tillering capacity, while the number of
kernels per ear was more responsive in six- than in tworowed
types. The fact that responses to nitrogen by the
number of kernels per unit land area in two- and six-rowed
barley is better explained by different yield sub-components,
allows the speculation that the critical period for
yield determination would differ between barley types.40 and N150) affects yield
and its components in two- and six-rowed barley. High
nitrogen increased aboveground dry matter at anthesis, by
improving cumulative solar radiation intercepted by the
crop, determining an increased dry-matter production at
maturity without changes in harvest index. In both barley
types, variations in grain yield were explained by changes in
kernels per unit land area rather than by differences in the
average kernel weight. However, changes in the number
of kernels were due to variations in the number of ears
per m2 in two-rowed barley and the number of kernels
per ear in six-rowed barley. Ears per unit area showed a
greater responsiveness in two- than in six-rowed barley due
to a higher nitrogen supply treatment, associated with their
intrinsic higher tillering capacity, while the number of
kernels per ear was more responsive in six- than in tworowed
types. The fact that responses to nitrogen by the
number of kernels per unit land area in two- and six-rowed
barley is better explained by different yield sub-components,
allows the speculation that the critical period for
yield determination would differ between barley types.2 in two-rowed barley and the number of kernels
per ear in six-rowed barley. Ears per unit area showed a
greater responsiveness in two- than in six-rowed barley due
to a higher nitrogen supply treatment, associated with their
intrinsic higher tillering capacity, while the number of
kernels per ear was more responsive in six- than in tworowed
types. The fact that responses to nitrogen by the
number of kernels per unit land area in two- and six-rowed
barley is better explained by different yield sub-components,
allows the speculation that the critical period for
yield determination would differ between barley types.
Key words: nitrogen fertilization two- and sixrowed
barley yield components yield stabilitynitrogen fertilization two- and sixrowed
barley yield components yield stability