ontario sugar beet growers - Atrium - University of Guelph
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Table 3: Seed corn imgation analysis - Seed corn hybrids, average plant height and plant<br />
vigour ratings.<br />
Treatments<br />
Average Plant Height (cm)<br />
Vigor Ratings (0-10) 'I<br />
July 15 Aug. 8 July 11 July 30<br />
Hyland T50-B 1 68.8* 119.0 8.6 7.9<br />
Hyland T22-7B 58.5 107.0 6.8 6.4<br />
Hyland T29-11 63.9 88.0 7.2 6.2<br />
Hyland 4097 66.1 98.0 7.0 7.7<br />
INB 501 65.7 95.0 5.4 6.0<br />
INB 502 59.0 93.0 7.3 6.8<br />
INB 503 63.1 107.0 6.8 7.5<br />
INB 504 62.4 97.0 7.4 6.8<br />
INB 505 68.3 115.0 6.9 7.2<br />
INB 506 69.2 115.0 6.8 7.5<br />
INB 507 78.8 11 1.0 7.8 8.0<br />
INB 508 79.4 109.0 8.6 8.5<br />
Pride #1 66.5 100.0 7.6 7.4<br />
Pride #2 75.8 1 19.0 8.3 8.3<br />
Pride #3 84.4 1 10.0 8.3 8.8<br />
Pride #4 80.3 132.0 7.3 8.7<br />
SPLIT PLOT AOV<br />
LSD (0.05)<br />
*These values are the means <strong>of</strong> four replications.<br />
"vigour Ratings (0- 10) 0- foliage lacking vigour, leaves yellowish, 10- healthy foliage<br />
Plant Vigour Rating - Irrigation improved the visual plant vigour ratings by a significant<br />
difference <strong>of</strong> 60.4%, Table 2. This large difference was later transformed into seed corn<br />
quality and yield. The most vigourous seed corn inbreds were INB 508, Pride #3,4,2 and<br />
Hyland T50-B1 while the least vigourous seed corn inbreds were INB 501 and Hyland<br />
T22-7B, Table 3.<br />
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