Abstract
EFFECTS OF BORON FERTILIZATION ON PEANUT SEED GERMINATION TESTED IN A LAB FIELD TABLE Benton A.1, Balota M.1, Welbaum G. E.2 1 Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, 2 Department of Horticulture, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Contact: Greg Welbaum, welbaum@vt.edu Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop for eastern Virginia (VA) and North Carolina (NC) where it thrives in sandy soils. Boron (B) is not retained in these soils, and seeds with <13mg kg-1 B may have hollow heart and reduced seed quality. Therefore, B is routinely applied as fertilizer regardless of soil test results to prevent deficiencies in peanut seed crops but may contribute to water pollution. A mixture of two market types and newer and older cultivars of peanuts were fertilized with 0, 0.6, 1.1kg ha-1 B at the Tidewater Agriculture Research and Extension Center. Seeds were germinated in sand on a Lab Field table to simulate soil conditions in Eastern VA and NC fields. The peanuts were hand planted on the Lab Field table maintained at a constant sand temperature of 25°C. Mean time to germination (MTG) and germination percentage were recorded to compare treatments. There were no differences in MTG or germination percentage between fertilized and unfertilized plants, market types, or newer and older commercial cultivars on the Lab Field table. Based on this research, B fertilization in the VA and NC production region is not necessary to produce a high quality vigorous peanut seed. The Lab Field table was an effective tool for testing germination under simulated field conditions.
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Boron fertilization did not differ from no fertilizer for mean germination time or percentage.
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- Peanut
Arachis hypogaeat0 - Treatment
- fertilizede0
- Outcome
- MTG or germination percentagee0
- Direction
- no differencese0
- Comparator
- unfertilized plantse0
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e0“There were no differences in MTG or germination percentage between fertilized and unfertilized plants, market types, or newer and older commercial cultivars on the Lab Field table.”
t0“Effects of Boron Fertilization on Peanut Seed Germination Tested in a Lab Field (TM) Table”
Claim · model-written summary
Peanut market types did not differ in germination time or percentage.
- Taxon
- PeanutArachis hypogaeat0
- Material
- market typese0
- Outcome
- MTG or germination percentagee0
- Direction
- no differencese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There were no differences in MTG or germination percentage between fertilized and unfertilized plants, market types, or newer and older commercial cultivars on the Lab Field table.”
t0“Effects of Boron Fertilization on Peanut Seed Germination Tested in a Lab Field (TM) Table”
Claim · model-written summary
Newer and older peanut cultivars did not differ in germination time or percentage.
- Taxon
- PeanutArachis hypogaeat0
- Material
- newer and older commercial cultivarse0
- Outcome
- MTG or germination percentagee0
- Direction
- no differencese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There were no differences in MTG or germination percentage between fertilized and unfertilized plants, market types, or newer and older commercial cultivars on the Lab Field table.”
t0“Effects of Boron Fertilization on Peanut Seed Germination Tested in a Lab Field (TM) Table”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude boron fertilization is unnecessary for vigorous peanut seed in the VA and NC production region.
- Taxon
- peanutArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- B fertilization in the VA and NC production region is not necessarye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“B fertilization in the VA and NC production region is not necessary to produce a high quality vigorous peanut seed”
Claim · model-written summary
The Lab Field table effectively tested germination under simulated field conditions.
- Taxon
- PeanutArachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- testing germination under simulated field conditionse0
Not reportedComparatorValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The Lab Field table was an effective tool for testing germination under simulated field conditions.”
t0“Effects of Boron Fertilization on Peanut Seed Germination Tested in a Lab Field (TM) Table”
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