Effects of Nitroxin Fertilizer on Physiological Characters Forage Millet under Irrigation Cessation

Subject Areas : New Finding in Agriculture

M. darbani ¹ , J. M. Sinaki ² , A. dashtban ³

1 - Agronomy Department Student, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
2 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
3 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

Received: 2016-01-13 Accepted : 2016-01-13 Published : 2015-11-22

Keywords: Phenology, Physiological characteristics, Millet, Nitroxin fertilizer,

Abstract :

A split-plot factorial experiment using the randomized complete block design was conducted on physiological characteristics of forage millet cultivars in Damghan in the cropping year 2012-2013 to study the effects of Nitroxin fertilizer under irrigation cessation conditions (based on BBCH, or the phenological stages of plants). The treatments included three levels of irrigation (control with complete irrigation, irrigation cessation at the start of the flowering phase, and irrigation cessation at the completion of the flowering phase) in the main plots, and Nitroxin application (+) and no Nitroxin application (control) and forage millet cultivars (Bastan, Pishahang, and Isfahan) in the subplots. Results showed the maximum protein contents belonged to the Isfahan and Pishahang cultivars with 24.31 and 24.10%, respectively, and the largest fiber contents to the control treatment and to the Bastan cultivar at 88.43 t/ha. The maximum dry weight of aerial parts under the triple interaction effect of fertilizer * cultivar *irrigation was 15.27 g/m2, and the maximum plant height under the mutual effects of cultivar * Nitroxin fertilizer 148.27 cm. The very rapid growth of millet, its short growing season and drought tolerance, its uniqueness with regard to harvest time, and its positive response to Nitroxin application can help to expand millet cultivation in the arid and semi-arid regions of Iran

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