Effects of irrigation dates and rates on absolute seed weight in sugar beet seeds of different fractions

Abstract

The known effects of 1000-seed weight on quality traits in sugar beet seeds have led us to investigate the effects of irrigation dates and rates on 1000-seed weight of this crop. Statistically significant differences were observed for both the irrigation and the amount of water applied. 1000-seed weight increased from the first to the third irrigation date. The third irrigation date, 45 days after the flower stalks began to form, produced the largest 1000-seed weight. The largest 1000-seed weight was also observed in the treatment with 45-55 mm of water, and the difference between that and the treatment with 25-30 mm water was statistically significant. .

Keywords

• 1000-seed weight
• irrigation dates and rates
• seed fractions
• sugar beet