جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "helio thermal unit" در نشریات گروه "زراعت"

This research was conducted to compare agro-meteorological indices and yield of short day onion cultivars. The experiment was done in randomized complete block design including 15 cultivars (Seba, Imperateriz, Siroos, 7030, S.V. 4043, X. P. Red, Sweet Ajent, Savana Sweet, Golden I, Primavera, Texas Early White, Texas Early Grano, White Grano, Spidan and Contessa) with four replications at Behbahan Agriculture Research Station, southwest of Iran, for two years (2016-18). Seeds were sown in nursery in early October and seedlings were transplanted in early November. Bulbs were harvested when 50-80% of foliage had senesced and fallen. The differences of growing degree days and helio thermal unit were considerable among cultivars from planting to bulbing stage, however the differences of photo thermal index were not significant among cultivars at this stage. During bulbing and bulb development stage differences of growing degree days, helio thermal unit and photo thermal index were considerable among cultivars. Evaluation the correlation coefficients among yield and agro-meteorological indices during bulbing and bulb development stage suggested significant negative correlation of bulb yield with growing degree days and photo thermal indices. The highest bulb yield, thermal use efficiency and helio thermal unit use efficiency were recorded in Siroos (hybrid cultivar). As the seed price of open–pollinated cultivar is less than the prices of hybrid cultivars and the seed of open-pollinated cultivars could be produced by the growers, therefore, planting of Texas Early Grano (open-pollinated cultivar) is recommended for onion production in Khuzestan province at southwest of Iran.

Temperature based agro-meteorological indices such as growing degree days and helio thermal unit have been reported quite useful to predict the growth and yield of crops. The efficiency of converting heat and radiation energy to dry matter depends on the genetic factors, sowing date and crop type. Hence, the knowledge of calculation heat thermal summation unit, mostly called the growing degree days and its further mathematical derivations like helio thermal unit and heat and radiation use efficiency will be the basic prerequisite of phenology periods and optimum planting date for different crop varieties. In spite of much researches have been done about onion in country, no paper have already published related to study the agro-meteorological indices at phonological stages of this crop. This experiment was conducted to study the effect of planting date on agro-meteorological indices at phenological stages and yield of Behbahan bred onion.

This research was conducted in randomized complete block deign including four planting dates from 6 September to 21 Octobers with 15 days interval contain four replications at Behbahan Agriculture Research Station for two years (2014-16). In this experiment studied genotype was Behbahan bred onion. Seedlings were transplanted (at two or three leaf stage). Fertilizers were applied based on soil analysis results according the recommendation of Soil and Water Research Institute.Time of bulbing was estimated based on bulbing ratio and cumulative sums. Agro-meteorological indices including growth degree days, helio thermal unit and photo thermal index were calculated at seed germinations, vegetative growth and bulbing and bulb development stages. Bulbs were harvested when 50-80% of foliage top had fallen and collapse. Statistical analysis was performed using MSTATC software and mean comparisons were also performed using Duncan’s multiple range test at P≤0.05.

The lowest duration between plant to seedling emergence and minimum growth degree days at seed germination stage were appointed to planting date at 6th September. The maximum photo thermal index during seed germination stage belonged to 21st September and 6th Octeber planting dates in the first and second year of experiment, respectively. The maximum growth degree days and helio thermal unit during transplant production belonged to 21st September planting date as well as with delaying planting date these indices decreased. The differences of obtained growth degree day in all studied planting dates were not considerable in plant growth period (Except of sowing date at 6th October in the first year) during two years. The highest yield, thermal use efficiency and helio thermal ones were recorded for 6th and 21st September planting dates in the first and second year, respectively. Reduction of growth and development of bulb in sowing date at 21st October and being exposed to high temperature at the late of this stage led to produce the lowest yield at this planting date.

According to the results, the best planting date is 21st September for Behbahan bred onion and delaying sowing date caused in yield reduction.

In order to evaluate the effect of autumn and winter planting on yield and phenology of potato cultivars using thermal indices an experiment was coducted in split plot in time based on a radomized compelet block design with three replications at Behbahan Agriculture Research Station in Khuzestan province, south of Iran in 2014 and 2015. Cultivar (Sante, Savalan and Javid) was considered as main plot and planting season (autumn and winter planting) as sub plot. In Autumn and winter planting seasons tubers were planted in early October and early December, respectively. Tubers were harvested in early March and mid May in autumn and winter planting seasons, respectively. The duration of sprout dvelopement in the autumn planting season was 14 days shorter than winter planting season, but tuber bulking duration was 25 days longer in the latter planting season. Futhermore, growing degree days, helio thermal unit and photo thermal index of sprout development stage in autumn planting season (117.41°C day, 1967°C day hour and 9.29°C day day-1, respectively) were greater than winter planting. However these agro-meteorologial indices at tuber bulking stage (537.58°C day, 4168.79°C day hour and 10.42°C day day-1, respectively) were smaller in winter planting. Yield, thermal use efficiency and helio thermal use efficiency were reduced (18.36, 34.95 and 31.58%, respectively) due to high temperatures encountered during tuber bulking stage in winter planting as compared with the autumn planting season. The highst yeild, thermal use efficiency and helio thermal use efficiency in both of planting seasons belonged to Javid cultivar.