Seed rate has a great impact on plant density and the competitiveness of the crop stand,
tiller, time to maturity and yield. Low plant density and improper sowing method are the most …

A high yielding rice mutant variety Mehak has been developed from a fine aromatic variety
Basmati-370, through gamma rays (150 Gy). The mutant variety Mehak was found …

Nitrogen (N) application rates and planting density are key factors affecting grain yield and
quality. In this experiment, four varieties, Huijing 753 (HJ 753), Huijing 855 (HJ 855), Huijing …

Weeds are one of the major biological threats to higher rice productivity worldwide. Various
cultural, biological, physical and chemical practices affect the composition and intensity of …

The genetic variability in plants is getting narrowed due to human activities and natural
calamities. Mutation is defined as sudden heritable change in a characteristic of an …

In the future, maintaining food security will require an increase in rice productivity with less
land, labor, and water. Agronomic approaches to reducing the water and labor demands of …

Tef is the major staple cereal crop in Ethiopia. Broadcast method of sowing and lack of site‐
specific seeding rates are among the major constraints of tef productivity. In this context, a …

Background High density stress, also known as intraspecies competition, causes significant
yield losses in a wide variety of crop plants. At the same time, increases in density tolerance …

Teff [Eragrostistef (Zucc.) Trotter] is an allotetraploid (2n= 4x= 40) crop belonging to the
grass family poaceae and it is among the major cereals of Ethiopia (Paff and Asseng, 2018) …

A field study was conducted during the late Samba (September-January) season of 2018-19
at Wetland farms, TNAU, Coimbatore to study the effect of high density planting on growth …