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AGRICULTURAE CONSPECTUS SCIENTIFICUS
Vol. 62, No. 3-4, 1997

ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC PAPER


Grain Moisture Content and Loss Rate of Maize Hybrids at Different Nitrogen Fertilization Rates
Sadržaj i intenzitet otpuštanja vlage iz zrna hibrida kukuruza kod različite gnojidbe dušikom

I. PEJIĆ
L. ČOGA
I. PUNTAR
Snježana BOLARIĆ
Marija PECINA


SUMMARY

The objective of this research was to determine the influence of different nitrogen fertilisation rates on the grain moisture content and the loss rate in hybrid maize. Nine maize hybrids FAO 300-400 of nearly the same flowering were grown in a split-plot experiment with five replications at the Maksimir location in 1996. The main factor was fertilisation with two rates of applied nitrogen (70 kg N/ha and 200 kg N/ha), and the subfactor was the hybrid. The level of grain moisture was measured four times after physiological maturity (appearance of black layer): 19th September, 30th September, 09th October, and 16th October 1996. The studied hybrids showed significant differences in the moisture content on each date of measurement. During the entire period of drying, the highest moisture loss rate was 0,187 % per day, and the lowest was 0,122 % per day. The moisture loss rate was the most intensive in period from 30th September to 9th October for almost all hybrids. In the studied maize hybrids a different supply of mineral nitrogen did not cause differences in the grain moisture content and the loss rate. This has led to the conclusion that the genotype is the prime factor controlling these traits.

KEY WORDS

maize hybrids, nitrogen fertilization, grain moisture, moisture loss rate


SAŽETAK

Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi utjecaj različite gnojidbe tla mineralnim dušikom na razinu i dinamiku otpuštanja vlage iz zrna hibrida kukuruza. Devet hibrida kukuruza FAO 300-400 koji su imali istovremenu cvatnju uzgojeno je 1996. godine u Maksimiru u pokusu po split-plot metodi s pet ponavljanja. Glavni faktor bila je gnojidba sa dvije razine dodanog dušika (70 kg N/ha i 200 kg N/ha), a podfaktor hibrid. Razina vlage u zrnu mjerena je četiri puta nakon nastupanja faze fiziološke zriobe (pojava crnog sloja): 19. IX, 30. IX, 09. X, i u berbi 16. X 1996. Devet ispitanih hibrida signifikantno se razlikovalo po sadržaju vlage, kako po završnoj vlazi u berbi, tako i u prethodna tri mjerenja. U cijelom razdoblju sušenja najbrži gubitak vlage iznosio je 0,187 %/dan, a najsporiji 0,122 %/dan. Gubitak vlage nije bio jednak u svim promatranim razdobljima već je za gotovo sve hibride bio najintenzivniji u razdoblju od 30. IX do 09. X. Različita opskrbljenost mineralnim dušikom nije imala utjecaja na sadržaj i dinamiku otpuštanja vlage iz zrna ispitanih hibrida kukuruza, već je odlučujuću kontrolu nad tim svojstvima imao genotip.

KLJUČNE RIJEČI

kukuruz, hibridi, gnojidba dušikom, vlažnost zrna, intenzitet otpuštanja vlage


ipejic@agr.hr
Zavod za oplemenjivanje bilja, genetiku i metodiku istraživanja
Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska


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