Paper · 2025 · IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Influence of Row Orientation and Planting Density on Some Growth Characteristics, Grain Yield and Quality Indices of Bread Wheat Cultivars

Mohammed Bassem Alwan; Rouhollah Amini; Aws Ali Mohammed; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars. The experiment was designed as a split-plot arrangement within a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The main plots included three wheat cultivars (Iba’a-99, Buhooth-22, and Buhooth-10), while the subplots consisted of three planting densities (80, 100, and 120 kg ha −1 ), and the sub-sub plots were assigned to two row orientations: East-West and North-South. The results indicated that the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square (439.14 tiller m −2 ), flag leaf area (43.45 cm 2 ), number of spikes per meter square (348.31 spike m −2 ), number of grains per spike (50.03 grain spike −1 ) and grain yield (5.027 tons ha −1 ), while the Buhooth-10 cultivar were significantly superior in the gluten content in grains (33.15%). The 120 kg ha −1 planting density was significantly superior in the number of tillers per meter square (433.39 tiller m −2 ), number of spikes per meter square (347.20 spike m −2 ) and grain yield (5.207 tons ha −1 ), whereas the 80 kg ha −1 seeding rate significantly excelled in the number of grains per spike (50.82 grain spike −1 ) and gluten content in grains (33.26%). The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square (419.98 tiller m −2 ), flag leaf area (43.39 cm 2 ), number of spikes per meter square (331.98 spike m −2 ), number of grains per spike (48.93 grain spike −1 ), grain yield (4.934 tons ha −1 ) and gluten content in grains (33.11%). The di and tri-interaction between studied factors hadn’t a significant effects on the most studied traits.

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Claims 18

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Iba-99 wheat significantly excelled in tillers per square meter (439.14 tiller m −2).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Iba-99e1
Outcome
number of tillers per meter squaree1
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
439.14 tiller m −2e2
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

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“the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

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“(439.14 tiller m −2 )”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Iba-99 wheat significantly excelled in flag leaf area (43.45 cm 2).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Iba-99e1
Outcome
flag leaf areae2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
43.45 cm 2e2
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 728–812 · show in text ↑
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“flag leaf area (43.45 cm 2 )”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Iba-99 wheat significantly excelled in number of spikes per square meter (348.31 spike m −2).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Iba-99e1
Outcome
number of spikes per meter squaree2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
348.31 spike m −2e2
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 728–812 · show in text ↑
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“number of spikes per meter square (348.31 spike m −2 )”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Iba-99 wheat significantly excelled in grains per spike (50.03 grain spike −1).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Iba-99e1
Outcome
number of grains per spikee2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
50.03 grain spike −1e2
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 728–812 · show in text ↑
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“number of grains per spike (50.03 grain spike −1 )”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Iba-99 wheat significantly excelled in grain yield (5.027 tons ha −1).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Iba-99e1
Outcome
grain yielde2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
5.027 tons ha −1e2
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“the Iba-99 cultivar significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 728–812 · show in text ↑
e2

“grain yield (5.027 tons ha −1 )”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Buhooth-10 wheat was significantly superior in gluten content in grains (33.15%).

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Material
Buhooth-10e1
Outcome
gluten content in grainse1
Direction
significantly superiore1
Value
33.15%e1
Setting
Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdade0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“while the Buhooth-10 cultivar were significantly superior in the gluten content in grains (33.15%)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

A 120 kg ha −1 planting density significantly increased tillers per square meter (433.39 tiller m −2) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
120 kg ha −1 planting densitye1
Outcome
number of tillers per meter squaree1
Direction
significantly superiore1
Value
433.39 tiller m −2e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“The 120 kg ha −1 planting density was significantly superior in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1110–1212 · show in text ↑
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“(433.39 tiller m −2 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

A 120 kg ha −1 planting density significantly increased number of spikes per square meter (347.20 spike m −2) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
120 kg ha −1 planting densitye1
Outcome
number of spikes per meter squaree2
Direction
significantly superiore1
Value
347.20 spike m −2e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The 120 kg ha −1 planting density was significantly superior in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1110–1212 · show in text ↑
e2

“number of spikes per meter square (347.20 spike m −2 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1236–1290 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

A 120 kg ha −1 planting density significantly increased grain yield (5.207 tons ha −1) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
120 kg ha −1 planting densitye1
Outcome
grain yielde2
Direction
significantly superiore1
Value
5.207 tons ha −1e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The 120 kg ha −1 planting density was significantly superior in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1110–1212 · show in text ↑
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“grain yield (5.207 tons ha −1 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

An 80 kg ha −1 seeding rate significantly increased grains per spike (50.82 grain spike −1) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
80 kg ha −1 seeding ratee1
Outcome
number of grains per spikee1
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
50.82 grain spike −1e1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“whereas the 80 kg ha −1 seeding rate significantly excelled in the number of grains per spike (50.82 grain spike −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1328–1445 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

An 80 kg ha −1 seeding rate significantly increased gluten content in grains (33.26%) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
80 kg ha −1 seeding ratee1
Outcome
gluten content in grainse2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
33.26%e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
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“whereas the 80 kg ha −1 seeding rate significantly excelled in the number of grains per spike (50.82 grain spike −1 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1328–1445 · show in text ↑
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“gluten content in grains (33.26%)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased tillers per square meter (419.98 tiller m −2) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
number of tillers per meter squaree1
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
419.98 tiller m −2e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
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“(419.98 tiller m −2 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased flag leaf area (43.39 cm 2) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
flag leaf areae2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
43.39 cm 2e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
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“flag leaf area (43.39 cm 2 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased number of spikes per square meter (331.98 spike m −2) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
number of spikes per meter squaree2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
331.98 spike m −2e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
e2

“number of spikes per meter square (331.98 spike m −2 )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1633–1687 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased grains per spike (48.93 grain spike −1) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
number of grains per spikee2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
48.93 grain spike −1e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
e2

“number of grains per spike (48.93 grain spike −1 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased grain yield (4.934 tons ha −1) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
grain yielde2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
4.934 tons ha −1e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
e2

“grain yield (4.934 tons ha −1 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

East-West row orientation significantly increased gluten content in grains (33.11%) in bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
East-West row orientatione1
Outcome
gluten content in grainse2
Direction
significantly excellede1
Value
33.11%e2

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The East-West row orientation significantly excelled in the number of tillers per meter square”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1485–1579 · show in text ↑
e2

“gluten content in grains (33.11%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1777–1810 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The di and tri-interaction between row orientation, planting density and cultivar had no significant effect on most studied traits of bread wheat.

Taxon
bread wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
The di and tri-interaction between studied factorse1
Outcome
the most studied traitse1

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“A field experiment was implemented during during of crop year 2023-2024 at the Agricultural Engineering Research Station of the University of Baghdad to evaluate the influence of row orientation and planting density on certain growth traits, grain yield, and quality indices of bread wheat cultivars”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–308 · show in text ↑
e1

“The di and tri-interaction between studied factors hadn’t a significant effects on the most studied traits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1812–1918 · show in text ↑

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