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EAR DENSITY [1 record]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Management and Policy
  • Grain Growing
CONT

For example, in a location with a plant-available precipitation of 550 mm and a target yield of 6.7 t/ha, the preferred plant density for a variety with an optimum ear density of 540 ears/m² and an optimum of around 2.0 - 2.25 ears per plant would theoretically be in the range 215 to 270 plants/m², say 240 plants/m² (to reach the desired 540 ears/m²) ...

OBS

ear density: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion et politique agricole
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

Nombre d'épis/m².

OBS

densité des épis; compacité de l'épi : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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