Abstract
Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) was grown in an irrigated field trial at Richmond, New South Wales, to determine the effects of row spacing (30, 75, and 105 cm) and plant population (8 and 16 plants/m2) on yields of water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) and dry matter. For both plant populations, narrow row spacing resulted in significantly greater dry matter and WSC yield, especially at seed maturity. Total dry matter and WSC yield also increased with increased plant population from 8 to 16 plants/m2. Much of the WSC yield advantage of reduced row spacing was attributed to greater photosynthetic productivity before anthesis, which resulted in higher WSC yield at anthesis and the production of taller, thicker stems, the volume of which was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation
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Claim · model-written summary
Narrow rows significantly increased dry matter yield at both populations, especially at seed maturity.
- Taxon
- Sweet sorghumt0
- Organ / stage
- seed maturitye0
- Treatment
- narrow row spacinge0
- Outcome
- dry mattere0
- Direction
- greatere0
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e0“For both plant populations, narrow row spacing resulted in significantly greater dry matter and WSC yield, especially at seed maturity.”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Narrow rows significantly increased WSC yield at both populations, especially at seed maturity.
- Taxon
- Sweet sorghumt0
- Organ / stage
- seed maturitye0
- Treatment
- narrow row spacinge0
- Outcome
- WSC yielde0
- Direction
- greatere0
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Verbatim
e0“For both plant populations, narrow row spacing resulted in significantly greater dry matter and WSC yield, especially at seed maturity.”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing population from 8 to 16 plants/m2 increased total dry matter yield.
Verbatim
e0“Total dry matter and WSC yield also increased with increased plant population from 8 to 16 plants/m2.”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing population from 8 to 16 plants/m2 increased WSC yield.
Verbatim
e0“Total dry matter and WSC yield also increased with increased plant population from 8 to 16 plants/m2.”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Reduced row spacing increased photosynthetic productivity before anthesis.
- Taxon
- Sweet sorghumt0
- Organ / stage
- before anthesise0
- Treatment
- reduced row spacinge0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic productivitye0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Much of the WSC yield advantage of reduced row spacing was attributed to greater photosynthetic productivity before anthesis, which resulted in higher WSC yield at anthesis and the production of taller, thicker stems, the volume of which was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Reduced spacing produced higher WSC yield at anthesis.
- Taxon
- Sweet sorghumt0
- Organ / stage
- anthesise0
- Treatment
- reduced row spacinge0
- Outcome
- WSC yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Much of the WSC yield advantage of reduced row spacing was attributed to greater photosynthetic productivity before anthesis, which resulted in higher WSC yield at anthesis and the production of taller, thicker stems, the volume of which was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Reduced spacing produced taller, thicker stems.
- Taxon
- Sweet sorghumt0
- Organ / stage
- stemse0
- Treatment
- reduced row spacinge0
- Outcome
- taller, thicker stemse0
- Direction
- tallere0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Much of the WSC yield advantage of reduced row spacing was attributed to greater photosynthetic productivity before anthesis, which resulted in higher WSC yield at anthesis and the production of taller, thicker stems, the volume of which was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation”
t0“sweet sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem volume was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation.
Not reportedOrgan / stageDirection
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e0“the volume of which was closely related to post-anthesis WSC accumulation”
t0“sweet sorghum”
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