Establishment of oilseed rape: Seed crop management effects on seed quality and seedling performance
HGCA PROJECT REPORT OS42 Establishment of oilseed rape: Seed crop management effects on seed quality and seedling performance |
by D.T. Stokes1, M.J. Bullard2, G.D. Lunn1, K.R. Basu1, R.W. Clare3 and R.K. Scott1 1 Division of Agriculture and Horticulture, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD 2 ADAS AthurRickwood, Mepal, nr. Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2BA 3 ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Herefordshire, HR1 3PG April 2000 |
Abstract Establishment of oilseed rape is difficult and can account for up to 50% of the total cost of growing the crop. This difficulty is due to small seeds and poor seedbed conditions on the heavy clays where 60% on the national crop is grown. The aim of this project was to assess the potential for improving establishment by improved seed quality and seedling vigour, by examining the influence that management of the mother crop might have on seed germination and seedling performance. The main hypotheses tested in the work were that:
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HGCA Project Number: 1352 |
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