Abstract
In order to evaluate the effects of planting methods and seeding rates on growth characteristics and yield of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), Hamedani cultivar, a field experiment was conducted in 2008 at College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran. The experimental design was a completely randomized block with four replicates in a factorial arrangement of the treatments. The factors consisted of planting methods (furrow planting, broadcasting, row planting, and flat bed planting) and alfalfa seeding rates (5, 10, 15, and 20 kg seed ha-1). Results showed that planting methods and seeding rates had a significant effect on forage dry matter so that the highest forage yield in the first and third cuttings was obtained in furrow planting method and 20 kg seed ha-1 and the lowest forage dry weight in the first and third cuttings were obtained in flat bed planting method and 5 kg seed ha-1 and broadcasting method and 10 kg seed ha-1, respectively. Seeding rates also had a significant effect on number of weeds so that maximum and minimum weed numbers were obtained in 20 kg and 5 kg seed ha-1. Our results showed that 20 kg seed ha-1 and furrow planting method was the best treatment to gain maximum forage yield and minimum weed's detrimental impact.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Furrow planting gave the highest alfalfa forage yield in the first and third cuttings.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Medicago sativat0 - Organ / stage
- first and third cuttingse0
- Treatment
- furrow planting methode0
- Outcome
- forage yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“highest forage yield in the first and third cuttings was obtained in furrow planting method and 20 kg seed ha-1”
e1“planting methods and seeding rates had a significant effect on forage dry matter”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
A seed rate of 20 kg seed ha-1 gave the highest alfalfa forage yield in the first and third cuttings.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- first and third cuttingse0
- Treatment
- 20 kg seed ha-1e0
- Outcome
- forage yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“highest forage yield in the first and third cuttings was obtained in furrow planting method and 20 kg seed ha-1”
e1“planting methods and seeding rates had a significant effect on forage dry matter”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Flat bed planting gave the lowest alfalfa forage dry weight in the first cutting.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- firste0
- Treatment
- flat bed planting methode0
- Outcome
- forage dry weighte0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lowest forage dry weight in the first and third cuttings were obtained in flat bed planting method and 5 kg seed ha-1 and broadcasting method and 10 kg seed ha-1, respectively”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
A 5 kg seed ha-1 rate gave the lowest alfalfa forage dry weight in the first cutting.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- firste0
- Treatment
- 5 kg seed ha-1e0
- Outcome
- forage dry weighte0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lowest forage dry weight in the first and third cuttings were obtained in flat bed planting method and 5 kg seed ha-1 and broadcasting method and 10 kg seed ha-1, respectively”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Broadcasting gave the lowest alfalfa forage dry weight in the third cutting.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- thirde0
- Treatment
- broadcasting methode0
- Outcome
- forage dry weighte0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lowest forage dry weight in the first and third cuttings were obtained in flat bed planting method and 5 kg seed ha-1 and broadcasting method and 10 kg seed ha-1, respectively”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
A 10 kg seed ha-1 rate gave the lowest alfalfa forage dry weight in the third cutting.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Organ / stage
- thirde0
- Treatment
- 10 kg seed ha-1e0
- Outcome
- forage dry weighte0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lowest forage dry weight in the first and third cuttings were obtained in flat bed planting method and 5 kg seed ha-1 and broadcasting method and 10 kg seed ha-1, respectively”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The largest weed count occurred with 20 kg seed ha-1 in alfalfa.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Treatment
- 20 kge0
- Interactor
- weedse0weed
- Outcome
- number of weedse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Seeding rates also had a significant effect on number of weeds so that maximum and minimum weed numbers were obtained in 20 kg and 5 kg seed ha-1.”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The smallest weed count occurred with 5 kg seed ha-1 in alfalfa.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Treatment
- 5 kg seed ha-1e0
- Interactor
- weedse0weed
- Outcome
- weed numberse0
- Direction
- minimume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Seeding rates also had a significant effect on number of weeds so that maximum and minimum weed numbers were obtained in 20 kg and 5 kg seed ha-1.”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors considered furrow planting at 20 kg seed ha-1 best for maximum forage yield and minimum weed impact.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)Medicago sativat0
- Interactor
- weede0weed
- Outcome
- 20 kg seed ha-1 and furrow planting method was the best treatment to gain maximum forage yield and minimum weed's detrimental impacte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Our results showed that 20 kg seed ha-1 and furrow planting method was the best treatment to gain maximum forage yield and minimum weed's detrimental impact.”
t0“Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)”
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