Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVI, Issue 2
Written by Tonya GEORGIEVA, Yordan YORDANOV, Malgozhata BEROVA
The purpose of the study is to establish the growth and development of Triticum monococcum L. in organic farming conditions. The main factors of the study were: year (2018-2019; 2019-2020 and 2020-2021) and seeding rate (500, 700 and 900 germinated seeds/m2). A three-year field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural University - Plovdiv, using the block method, with a plot of 15 m2, in 4 repetitions. Phenological development was analysed. Vegetation takes place for 230-233 days. With increasing seeding rate, the number of sprouted plants/m2 has been proven to increase, reaching up to 506 plants/m2 at 900 germinated seeds (g.s.)/m2. The plants develop a height of up to 102.4 cm at a seeding rate of 700 g.s./m2. With an increase in the seeding rate from 500 to 900 g. s./m2, the productive tillering decreases from 4.1 to 3.9 number of tillers/plant. The number of productive stems/m2 varies from 902 (at 500 g.s./m2) to 968 numbers/m2 (at 700 g.s./m2). The year affects all tested factors, as proven - with worse conditions for developing Triticum monococcum L., 2018-2019 stands out.
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