PREDICTING PERCENT OF PLANTS IN THE FIELD GIVING CULTIVAR MEAN GRAIN YIELD AND UP( + Ẍ) BY VIGOROUS SEEDLINGS EMERGED FROM SAND (SE/96h)

M. Elsahookie, M.; H. Cheyed, S.

	PREDICTING PERCENT OF PLANTS IN THE FIELD GIVING CULTIVAR MEAN GRAIN YIELD AND UP( + Ẍ) BY VIGOROUS SEEDLINGS EMERGED FROM SAND (SE/96h)
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 19-26
Authors
M. M. Elsahookie; S. H. Cheyed
Abstract
The experiment was carried out to test if the percent of vigorous seedlings emerged from sand in the laboratory will good fit with percent of plants grown in the field giving mean grain performance and up ( + Ẍ). The seeds used were of synthetic maize B-106. The experiment was conducted for two seasons on the farm of Field Crop Research Station/College of Agric./Univ. of Baghdad during spring and fall of 2010. Zinc metal containers with dimensions of 24.5×24.5×5 cm were prepared. Silica pure sand was used in these containers of 4 cm deep. These were watered, then a special wooden finger (100 fingers) were pressed on sand of containers to have 100 holes for planting. Seeds of R-106 maize cultivar were planted and watered. Percent of vigorous seedlings were taken after 72h and each 12h. Same seeds were planted in the farm and grain yield of twenty replicates were recorded. Data of lab and field were tested by t-test, and the prediction of performance of seed lot was fit. This imply that we can test any maize seed lot for the percent of ( + Ẍ) performance plants by percent of vigorous seedlings emerged from sand(SE/h96). However, this test could be used for other crops in the future.
Main Subjects
The Iraqi Borad for Medical Specialization

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