seed yield
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seed
noun
uk/siːd/us/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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yield
noun[C usually plural]
uk/jiːld/us/jiːld/
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced ...
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(Definition ofseedandyieldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Characters studied on a plot basis included the time to -ower and physiological maturity, plant height, 100-seed weight andseedyield.
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Therefore, we fully expectseedyieldand longevity to be negatively correlated in perennial grain populations.
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For each trait selected into the final model, its overall effect onseedyieldwas estimated.
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Time to flowering of accessions in this group is intermediate (315 days), andseedyieldmoderate (162 g/plant).
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Investigation of factors determining genotypic differences inseedyieldof non-irrigated and irrigated chickpea using a physiological model of yield determination.
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Inoculation of barley with efficient mycorrhizal fungi stimulatesseedyield.
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Firstly, in order to determine the most important traits influencingseedyield, path analysis, based on a correlation matrix, was applied to the data.
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Such an analysis would show genotypes with high, stableseedyieldand yieldcontributing traits at a desirable level.
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It is necessary to know which genotypes are the ' best ' forseedyieldand traits affectingseedyield.
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Furthermore, lower national yields do not stem from larger, but rather are associated with narrower within year variation inseedyield.
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The abundantseedyieldof some wild herbaceous perennials lends support to the feasibility of perennial grain breeding.
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Plants were threshed manually when the moisture content in pods reached 12% and assessments ofseedyieldwere attained.
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Moreover, sugar beet is grown mainly for sugar production andseedyieldis considered to be of secondary importance.
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Based onseedyieldalone, this study showed that safflower was the most profitable rain-fed crop, yielding much better returns than growing barley.
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In each season, early growth, heading/flowering date, dry weight at heading/ flowering, plant height, biological yield andseedyieldwere measured.
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However, highseedyieldprovides a competitive price for an effective distribution to farmers and seed yield determines the economic viability of seed producers.
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Some differences may influence competitiveness and, moreover,seedyieldpotential may also vary between cultivars.
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These diseases cause premature defoliation and are commonly a major constraint to bothseedyieldand good quality haulm production.
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