Abstract
Many cabbage growers who direct-seed cabbage follow the common practice of planting a seed every 76-102 mm (3-4 in.) and later thin the stand to an approximate 305 mm (12 in.) spacing. This procedure generally results in a good uniform stand, but seed and labor costs are high and thinning labor is sometimes difficult to obtain. Experiments at the Hammond Research Station have shown that precision seeding directly to a 305 mm (12 in.) seed spacing gives equivalent yields and head size. Two basic savings resulting from precision seeding to a stand are seed cost and thinning labor cost. An economic analysis using the Mississippi State Budget Generator (Spurlock et al. 1985) with Louisiana data indicated that adoption of the seed-to-stand practice on 1.02 m (40 in.) twin drill rows can save a grower about $150/ha ($60/acre) with no loss in yield or quality, thus giving a net increase in profits of $150/ha ($60/acre).
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Precision seeding to 305 mm spacing produced equivalent cabbage yields.
- Taxon
- cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitatat0 - Treatment
- precision seeding directly to a 305 mm (12 in.) seed spacinge0
- Outcome
- yields and head sizee0
- Direction
- equivalente0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“precision seeding directly to a 305 mm (12 in.) seed spacing gives equivalent yields and head size”
t0“Cabbage”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed to stand practice can save about $150/ha without yield or quality loss.
- Taxon
- cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitatat0
- Treatment
- seed-to-stand practicee0
- Outcome
- save a growere0
- Value
- $150/ha ($60/acre)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“adoption of the seed-to-stand practice on 1.02 m (40 in.) twin drill rows can save a grower about $150/ha ($60/acre) with no loss in yield or quality”
t0“Cabbage”
Claim · model-written summary
The practice gives a net profit increase of $150/ha.
- Taxon
- cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitatat0
- Outcome
- profitse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- $150/ha ($60/acre)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“thus giving a net increase in profits of $150/ha ($60/acre)”
t0“Cabbage”
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