Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommended a standard cold test for maize seed in northwestern Europe.
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e0“the need for the adoption of a standard ‘cold test’ for maize seed, especially of that intended for sowing in north-western Europe.”
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Title
E. S. Bunting; L. A. Willey The Journal of Agricultural Science 1957. doi:10.1017/s0021859600032974
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Later sowing dates increased final maize emergence.
- Observation Northern flint varieties had better final emergence than southern dent varieties.
- Observation Flint-by-dent hybrids had intermediate final emergence.
- Observation The lower final emergence of southern dent maize was most marked at early sowing dates.
- Observation Open-pollinated varieties usually emerged more slowly than flint-by-dent hybrids.
- Intervention effect Speed of emergence differed markedly between early and late sowing dates.
- Intervention effect Low-quality seed greatly reduced final emergence.
- Recommendation The authors concluded that sowing before late April in Britain would give little advantage in emergence timing until low-temperature-tolerant varieties are available.