Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Elena PARTAL, Elena Laura CONTESCU
Wheat production is given by the possibilities of optimizing the interaction between ecological, technological and economic factors. The final production and quality of wheat is affected by pedoclimatic conditions and can be optimized and stabilized by respecting the sowing date associated with other important technological links. In general, the efficient strategy for obtaining maximum production is established by knowing the characteristics of the variety and the optimal time for applying technological highlights, and these must be adapted to the crop area. This article presents the results of research showing the effect of sowing time on the production and quality of winter wheat grains. Shifting the sowing time to an early date (September 25) or a late date (November 1) results in reduced yields. The results revealed that wheat planted on October-10 and October-25 produced higher spike length, 1000-grain weight, plant height and grain yield with a comparable number of tillers and number of grains per spike. It is recommended to plant wheat between October-10 to October-25 to attain higher grain yield.
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