ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2012, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 167-172. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2012.03.032

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Comparative Studies on Growth Characteristics of Different Radish Varieties in the Northwest area of Hebei Province

ZHANG Kuo1, SUN Zhi-mei1, WANG Ping2, CHAI Jian-ming3, MA Wen-qi1   

  1. 1. College of Resources and Environmental Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China;
    2. Soil and Fertilizer Station, Hebei Agriculture department, Shijiazhuang 050021, China;
    3. College of Vocational and Technical of Baoding, Baoding 071001, China
  • Received:2012-02-11 Published:2012-06-28

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the growth characteristics of six radish varieties in the?northwest area of Hebei Province. The results indicated that the growth vigor of Chun Guan,Chun Lei and Chun?Xue-sheng were thriver than other varieties at seeding stage,especially SPAD value of Chun Xue-sheng was highest.?While the growth rate of Chun Guan and Chun Xue-sheng decreased gradually after seeding stage,and their yields?were decreased by 14. 0% -20. 6% and 31. 8% -37. 0% compared to the other varieties at harvest,respectively.?Chun Lei and Chun Guan had moderate fresh biomass and dry matter content. The highest yield and dry-matter of?root was found in Chun Hui variety,which also had the biggest ratio of root to shoot(R/S). And the second highest?yield was obtained in Chun Guan 35. In addition,source and sink activity of Chun Hui and Chun Guan 35 were?higher significantly than other radish varieties from seeding stage to fleshy taproot development stage. In conclusion,?the growth characteristics of tested six radish varieties had significant difference,and the higher source and sink activity of Chun Hui and Chun Guan 35 from seeding stage to fleshy taproot development stage might be the key factors of obtaining higher yield.

Key words: Area of northwest plateau in Hebei Province, Radish, Varieties, Biomass, Source activity, Sink activity, Ratio of root to shoot, SPAD

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ZHANG Kuo, SUN Zhi-mei, WANG Ping, CHAI Jian-ming, MA Wen-qi. Comparative Studies on Growth Characteristics of Different Radish Varieties in the Northwest area of Hebei Province[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2012, 27(3): 167-172. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2012.03.032.

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