Effects of Fertilization on Agronomic Traits, Yield and Lodging Resistance Ability of Foxtail Millet
DAI Xiao-dong
YANG Yu-feng
CHEN Yu
WANG Chun-yi
YANG Xiao-ping
YANG Guo-hong
LI Jun-xia
Abstract：In order to explore the way for increasing the gain yield and improving the quality of foxtail millet[Setaria italica (L.)Beauv.],a fertilization experiment was conducted using 12 millet varieties to elucidate the effect of fertilization on agronomic traits,grain yield and lodging resistant ability.The results showed that plant height,panicle length,panicle diameter,single panicle weight and yield of all millet varieties were higher in fertilization treatment than that in none-fertilization treatment.The effects of fertilization on leaf area of top three leaves,chlorophyll content,stem bending stress and break index of the fourth internode from the top were variable among different millet varieties.In general,the leaf area of top three leaves and chlorophyll content of foxtail millet were higher in fertilization treatment than that in none-fertilization treatment,while the stem bending stress was lower in fertilization treatment than that in none-fertilization treatment,and the break index of the fourth internode from the top was higher in fertilization treatment than that in none-fertilization treatment,suggesting that the lodging resistant ability of foxtail millet became worse in fertilization treatment.
Keywords：foxtail milletfertilizationagronomic traityieldlodging resistance
Publication Date：2014-10-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-12(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 47-52 )