A field experiment was conducted in Agriculture collage –Tishreen University for two years 2011&2012 to evaluate the effect of tillage depths and nitrogen fertilizer timing application on growth productivity indicators and seeds' chemical compositi
on of peanut plant. The experiment was designed in split plots with three replicates. The main plots included shallow tillage (8-10) cm, medium tillage (18- 20) cm and deep tillage (28- 30) cm tillage depths D1, D2, D3 respectively. Timing application (split- plots) were: T1 all nitrogen fertilizer applied at planting ,T2 half nitrogen applied at planting and half at flowering ,T3 all nitrogen fertilizer applied at flowering .Deep tillage caused significant differences and increased leaf area index to (11.93,11.80) for the two seasons respectively . For dry weight/plant were (285.9, 266.6) g for two seasons respectively and seeds index arrived highest values (74.32, 74.53) g for two seasons respectively. Tillage depth increased protein and oil percentage in seeds, but the effect was insignificant. Timing of nitrogen fertilizer had significant effect on leaf area index. The best values were (11.80, 11.60) for two seasons respectively in the treatment T2, and dry weight/plant (283.0, 263.4) g/plant respectively. Significant effect was observed for seeds index. The highest values were (74.41, 74.21) g for two seasons respectively in the treatment T2, so that for protein percentage in seeds arrived highest values (24.35, 25.24) % respectively in the treatment T2. But the highest values of oil percentage were (47.10, 47.21) % for two seasons respectively in the treatmentT3. Interaction (D x T) had significant effect on leaf area index. The best values were (12.53, 12.07) for two season respectively at (D3 x T2) interaction treatments. This interaction had no significant effects on the rest of the indicators
A field trail was conducted at Jeleen Research Station, Dara,a governorate,
Syria, during two consecutive growing seasons (2010/ 2011-2011/ 2012), in
order to evaluate the role of some cultural practices in improving nitrogen use
efficiency and gr
ains quality characteristics of four wheat varieties (Acsad1105,
Acsad1229, Acsad885 and Acsad901). The experiment was laid according to
randomized complete block design-split, with three replicates. Leaf area index,
grain starch content and grain yield were significantly higher during the first
growing season, in the wheat variety (Acsad901), for the first planting date, and
nitrogen rate (200 Kg N. ha1-), when nitrogen fertilizer was added in two splits
(1.25, 68.60 %, 1051 g. m-2).
The performance of some barley genotypes was evaluated under rain-fed
conditions in Dara'a (Izra'a) during two successive growing seasons (2009-2010/
2010-2011) in order to determine the most relevant physiological traits, which
are genetically as
sociated with drought tolerance and grain yield. The trial was
laid out according to the factorial complete randomized block design, with
three replicates. The leaf area index (LAI) was significantly lower in the wild
relatives compared with the varieties and land races. Relative water content
was significantly higher during the second growing season (87.19%) compared
with the first one (71.57%). Solute leakage was significantly lower during the
second growing season (69.50%) compared with the first growing season
(76.49%). It was noticed that the genotypes which have achieved significantly
higher grain yields, could also maintain significantly higher relative water
content in the leaves, (Acsad176, Acsad1182 and Acsad60), and were superior in
maintaining membrane integrity, and leaf area index, indicating the
importance of such traits in improving drought tolerance and maintaining
production capacity.
