EFFECT OF TRANS PLANTING DATE AND CULTIVAR ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF BROCCOLI | ||||
Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||||
Article 5, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2017, Page 58-71 PDF (1.33 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Research articles. | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2017.191230 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Shehata S.A.1; O.K. Ahmed2; H.M. Abd El-All3; M.A F Mahmed4; K.F Abd El- Gawad4 | ||||
1Vegetable Crops Dep., Fac. Of Agric., Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt. | ||||
2Biochemistry Dep., Fac. Of Agric., Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt. | ||||
3Vegetable Res. Dep., Hort Res. Inst., Dokki., Giza, Egypt. | ||||
4Horticulture Dep., Fac. of Agric., Beni-Suef Univ., Beni-Suef, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
This investigation was conducted at the experimental station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, during the two successive winter seasons of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 to study the effect of three planting dates, three F1 cultivars and their interactions on growth, yield and quality of broccoli plants. The planting dates were as follows, 1st September, 1st October and 1st November with three F1 cultivars, viz. Marathon, Heraklion and Centauro, respectively. Results showed that plant growth, yield and quality of heads were greatly affected by the three cultivars in planting dates. In this respect, second planting date 1st October gave the highest values of most vegetative growth traits expressed as number of leaves, leaf area and total fresh weight plant. As well as the highest values of main head and total heads yield/plot and /fed. Plants gave the highest values of most of vegetative growth characteristics, yield and quality of broccoli followed by Marathon plus 1st November planting date recorded the lowest values of growth, yield and its components. With respect to the interaction, Centauro plus 1st October planting date was superior in total head yield and physical characteristics of heads expressed as average head length, diameter and weight. Therefore, it could be recommended for to obtain the highest values of head yield and quality of broccoli we are advised to plant Centauro and Marathon, respectively in planting date 1st October. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Broccoli; Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica; planting date; cultivars; growth; yield and quality | ||||
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