Abstract
Summary The effects of differing degrees of leaf removal was studied in maize at different stages of growth and in varying plant densities. In control (untreated) plants significantly lower grain yield/unit area at the higher density (90000 plants/ha) was associated with greater barrenness, percentage of lodging and time taken for silking. Increase in plant density from 60000 to 90000 plants/ha led to a reduction in length and diameter of the ear and in weight of 1000 grains. Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days later increased yield, number of ears, ear length, diameter and test weight and decreased percentage of barrenness and lodging. Leaf removal adversely affected yield and yield components (number of ears, percentage of lodging, ear size and test weight of 1000 grains). Complete leaf removal at tasselling time delayed silking and reduced lodging.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
In untreated control maize, grain yield per unit area was significantly lower at the higher density of 90000 plants/ha.
- Treatment
- higher density (90000 plants/ha)e1
- Outcome
- grain yield/unit areae1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Qualifier
- control (untreated) plantse1
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e1“In control (untreated) plants significantly lower grain yield/unit area at the higher density (90000 plants/ha) was associated with greater barrenness, percentage of lodging and time taken for silking”
Claim · model-written summary
At the higher density of 90000 plants/ha, maize had greater barrenness, lodging and time to silking.
- Treatment
- higher density (90000 plants/ha)e1
- Outcome
- barrenness, percentage of lodging and time taken for silkinge1
- Direction
- greatere1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e1“In control (untreated) plants significantly lower grain yield/unit area at the higher density (90000 plants/ha) was associated with greater barrenness, percentage of lodging and time taken for silking”
Claim · model-written summary
Raising plant density from 60000 to 90000 plants/ha reduced ear length and diameter and 1000-grain weight.
- Organ / stage
- eare2
- Treatment
- Increase in plant density from 60000 to 90000 plants/hae2
- Outcome
- length and diameter of the ear and in weight of 1000 grainse2
- Direction
- reductione2
- Comparator
- from 60000e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e2“Increase in plant density from 60000 to 90000 plants/ha led to a reduction in length and diameter of the ear and in weight of 1000 grains”
Claim · model-written summary
Delaying leaf removal from tasselling by 10 days increased yield and number of ears.
- Treatment
- Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days latere3
- Outcome
- yield, number of earse3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Comparator
- tasselling stagee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e3“Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days later increased yield, number of ears, ear length, diameter and test weight and decreased percentage of barrenness and lodging”
Claim · model-written summary
Delaying leaf removal from tasselling by 10 days increased ear length, diameter and test weight.
- Treatment
- Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days latere3
- Outcome
- ear length, diameter and test weighte3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Comparator
- tasselling stagee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e3“Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days later increased yield, number of ears, ear length, diameter and test weight and decreased percentage of barrenness and lodging”
Claim · model-written summary
Delaying leaf removal from tasselling by 10 days decreased barrenness and lodging.
- Treatment
- Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days latere3
- Outcome
- percentage of barrenness and lodginge3
- Direction
- decreasede3
- Comparator
- tasselling stagee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e3“Delay in the time of leaf removal from the tasselling stage until 10 days later increased yield, number of ears, ear length, diameter and test weight and decreased percentage of barrenness and lodging”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf removal at tasselling adversely affected maize yield and yield components.
- Treatment
- Leaf removale4
- Outcome
- yield and yield componentse4
- Direction
- adversely affectede4
- Comparator
- control (untreated) plantse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e4“Leaf removal adversely affected yield and yield components (number of ears, percentage of lodging, ear size and test weight of 1000 grains)”
e5“In control (untreated) plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Complete leaf removal at tasselling delayed maize silking.
- Treatment
- Complete leaf removale6
- Outcome
- silkinge6
- Direction
- delayede6
- Comparator
- control (untreated) plantse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e6“Complete leaf removal at tasselling time delayed silking and reduced lodging”
e5“In control (untreated) plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Complete leaf removal at tasselling reduced maize lodging.
- Treatment
- Complete leaf removale6
- Outcome
- lodginge6
- Direction
- reducede6
- Comparator
- control (untreated) plantse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“studied in maize”
e6“Complete leaf removal at tasselling time delayed silking and reduced lodging”
e5“In control (untreated) plants”
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