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Effect of seed size on germination, vigour and yield in sorghum (Jowar)

R. S. Dighe, Varsha Patil

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Small seeds of 2 sorghum hybrids were inferior to large and bulk seeds in seed vigour, laboratory germination and field emergence, but yield components and grain yield/plant were not affected by seed size. Small seeds decreased the yield/ha by decreasing plant density

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Small seeds of 2 sorghum hybrids were inferior to large and bulk seeds in seed vigour, laboratory germination and field emergence, but yield components and grain yield/plant were not affected by seed size. Small seeds decreased the yield/ha by decreasing plant density

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Small seeds of 2 sorghum hybrids were inferior to large and bulk seeds in seed vigour, laboratory germination and field emergence, but yield components and grain yield/plant were not affected by seed size. Small seeds decreased the yield/ha by decreasing plant density

Key concepts: Germination, Sorghum, Yield (engineering), Agronomy, Hybrid, Sweet sorghum, Biology, Grain yield

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