Effects of Harvesting Method on Seed Yield and Seed Quality in Urochloa ruziziensis (cv. ‘OKI-1’ and cv. ‘Br-203’)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Effects of Harvesting Method on Seed Yield and Seed Quality in Urochloa ruziziensis (cv. ‘OKI-1’ and cv. ‘Br-203’)

Published:2024-02-29 Issue:3 Volume:14 Page:509
ISSN:2073-4395
Container-title:Agronomy
language:en
Short-container-title:Agronomy

Author:

Imura Yoshimi¹²,Nakamura Ichiro¹²,Juntasin Weenaporn³^ORCID,Hossain Mohammad Amzad¹²,Thaikua Sarayut⁴,Poungkaew Rattikan⁴,Kawamoto Yasuhiro⁵

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara 903-0213, Okinawa, Japan

2. The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

3. Lampang Animal Nutrition Research and Development Center, Lampang 52190, Thailand

4. Nakhon Ratchasima Animal Nutrition Research and Development Center, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130, Thailand

5. Okinawa Study Center, The Open University of Japan, Nishihara 903-0129, Okinawa, Japan

Abstract

Two field trials were conducted in Northern Thailand from 2018 to 2020 to determine the best manual harvesting method for maximizing seed yield and seed quality of two Urochloa ruziziensis cultivars, cv. OKI-1 and cv. Br-203. Four manual seed harvesting methods were implicated in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. The four methods were as follows: knocking seeds from seedheads into a nylon net receptacle and collecting them once every day (T1); knocking seeds from seedheads into a nylon net receptacle and collecting them once every three days (T2); allowing ripe seeds to fall into a nylon net sheet that was stretched as a receptacle beneath the seedheads and collecting seeds once every five days (T3); and covering the tied seedheads with a nylon net bag and collecting seeds once every five days (T4). The highest pure seed yield was obtained from T3 in cv. Br-203 (333.11 kg/ha), as well as the highest trend in cv. OKI-1 (534.67 kg/ha). T3 produced 22–46% and 11–27% more pure germinated seed yields than the other methods in cv. Br-203 and cv. OKI-1, respectively. As a result, T3 was recommended for higher seed yield, convenient seed harvest, and reduced manual seed harvest time.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/509/pdf

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