Nitrogen Fertilizing Systems and Harvest Frequency Effects on Percent Hardseedness and Hardseed Breakdown Trend in Annual Medic (Medicago scutellata Var. Robinson)
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The study was conducted to determine the effects of nitrogen fertilizing systems and harvest frequency on levels of hard-seedness and hard-seed softening trend in M. scutellata var. Robinson. The study was carried out at Agricultural Research Farm of University of Tehran in Karaj during 2006. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with a split-split plot arrangement with four replications. Rhizobium meliloti inoculation and four levels of chemical nitrogen fertilizer (0, 25, 75 and 125 kg N ha ) were allocated 1 to the main plots while four levels of harvest frequencies (weekly interval, two weeks interval, three weeks interval and control with only one harvest at %50 flowering) were assigned to subplots. Months of post harvest period of hard-seed breakdown after the last harvest in August were assumed as split-split plots in time. The rate of hard-seed softening was measured during post harvest period from August 2006 to March 2007. According to the results of this study, levels of hard-seedness decreased with increment in frequency of harvest. Nitrogen application of 125 kg ha produced the highest percent of hard-seedness (p<0.05) among 1 other nitrogen fertilizing systems. The level of initial hard-seedness (94.3%) in August 2006, reduced to 56.5% in March 2007 and the highest rate (p<0.05) of hard-seed breakdown occurred in February 2007.
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