EJPAU 2007. Kurasiak-Popowska D. , Szukała J. EFFECT OF TILLAGE SYSTEMS, MICROELEMENT FOLIAR FERTILIZATION AND HARVEST METHODS ON THE GERMINABILITY AND VIGOR OF NARROW-LEAF LUPIN SEEDS

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Volume 10
Issue 4

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Kurasiak-Popowska D. , Szukała J. 2007. EFFECT OF TILLAGE SYSTEMS, MICROELEMENT FOLIAR FERTILIZATION AND HARVEST METHODS ON THE GERMINABILITY AND VIGOR OF NARROW-LEAF LUPIN SEEDS, EJPAU 10(4), #27.
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EFFECT OF TILLAGE SYSTEMS, MICROELEMENT FOLIAR FERTILIZATION AND HARVEST METHODS ON THE GERMINABILITY AND VIGOR OF NARROW-LEAF LUPIN SEEDS

Danuta Kurasiak-Popowska¹, Jerzy Szukała²
¹ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
² Department of Soil and Plant Cultivation, Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland

ABSTRACT

The paper examines the influence of tillage systems: conventional, reduced tillage and direct drill, plant foliar fertilization with microelement fertilizers (Mikrosol, Ekolist and Wuxal) and harvest methods (two-stage – entire plants or pods only, one-stage – manual and using a combine harvester) on the quality of narrow-leaf lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) seeds of the Zeus cultivar. The vigor of the seeds was determined using the conductometric method, seedling growth test and seedling evaluation test. Additionally, vigor index, the weight of 1000 seeds, and the sum of seedling length were measured. The analyzed tillage systems not so much modified the seeds germination ability, as influenced their vigor. Compared to the control, the analyzed foliar fertilizers did not modify the germination ability and seed vigor of narrow-leaf lupin when combine-harvested and when the entire plants were harvested in two stages. The seeds from combine harvest and two-stage harvest of entire plants showed the greatest vigor and germination considering their vigor index and seedling growth test.

Key words: narrow-leaf lupin, tillage methods, microelement foliar fertilization, harvest methods, seed germination and vigor.

Danuta Kurasiak-Popowska
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznan, Poland
email: popowska@au.poznan.pl

Jerzy Szukała
Department of Soil and Plant Cultivation,
Agricultural University of Poznań, Poland
Mazowiecka 45/46, 60-623 Poznań, Poland
email: jszukala@au.poznan.pl

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