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Effects of inflorescence removal on interactions between reproductive storage sites of field beans (Vicia faba) under different shading treatments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. Aufhammer  and
I. Götz-Lee
W. Aufhammer
Affiliation:
Institut für Pflanzenbau und Grünland, Universität Hohenheim, Fruhwirthstr. 23, 7000 Stuttgart 70, German Federal Republic
I. Götz-Lee
Affiliation:
Institut für Pflanzenbau und Grünland, Universität Hohenheim, Fruhwirthstr. 23, 7000 Stuttgart 70, German Federal Republic
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Summary

In studies of two indeterminate cultivars in field experiments in 1985 and 1986 at Hohenheim University, the hierarchy within the reproductive storage system of field bean plants was manipulated by removal of inflorescences at various growth stages and nodes. Shading reduced pod set and seed weight mainly at basal nodes. Increasing plant population density reduced seed yield traits at all nodes. Removal of basal inflorescences increased pod set and seed weight at the remaining nodes, especially the lower ones. The favourable effects were greater under high light intensities and in sparse stands. The growth stages at which the basal inflorescences were removed and the removal of apical inflorescences were of minor importance.

Type
Crops and Soils
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 116 , Issue 3 , June 1991 , pp. 409 - 415
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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