Effect of irrigation and plant density on the extinction coefficient of corn genotype K.S.C704 in Ahvaz region

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narges Baghaee ¹ , alireza Shoukouh far ² , Mani Majdam ³ , taieb Saki Nejad ⁴

1 - Graduated M. Sc of Agronomy, Department of Agriculture, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University Ahvaz, Ahvaz. Iran.
2 - Agronomy, Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University Ahvaz, Ahvaz. Iran
3 - Agronomy, Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University Ahvaz, Ahvaz. Iran.
4 - Agronomy, Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University Ahvaz, Ahvaz. Iran.

Received: 2012-07-20 Accepted : 2012-12-27 Published : 2014-05-22

Keywords: Plant density, extinction coefficient, Key words: irrigation,

Abstract :

In order to evaluate the effect of irrigation and plant density on the extinction coefficient grain corn delayed, the trial was conducted in the summer of 1390 in the field of Shahid Shalemi in Ahwaz city, This experiment using a split plot design with three replications.Irrigation intervals (I) in three levels, including intervals of five (I1), eight (I2) and 10 (I3) on the main plots and plant density (P) on three levels: 6.7 (P3), 7.8 (P2) and 9.5 (P1) per square meter, or 67, 78 and 95 thousand plants per hectare were in sub plots. Evaluations consisted of leaf area index and light penetration into the canopy in order to calculate K (light depreciation coefficient), respectively. Results showed that irrigation on light extinction coefficient was significant at the one percent level, so that with increasing irrigation intervals, the coefficient is increased. The stress concentration factor and irrigation density and interactions were significant at the one percent level. The highest density of 65000 plants per hectare was obtained extinction coefficient in other words by reducing the leaf area index, light extinction coefficient increased.