Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 132-141. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20192603

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Effects of Planting Density on Grain Dehydration Characteristics and Harvesting Quality of Maize Varieties

LIU Yanan1,2, LU Zhanyuan1,2, SUN Fengcheng1, , ZHANG Xiangqian1, ZHANG Jiaqian3, BAO Eerdunga4, FENG Ye4, YU Yang5, QIAN Defang5   

  1. 1 Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science,Hohhot 010031,China
    2 Hebei Agricultural University,Baoding 071000,China
    3 Inner Mongolia University,Hohhot 010020,China
    4 Tongliao Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Tongliao 028015,China
    5 Inner Mongolia Hongbo Seed Science and Technology Co.Ltd.,Tongliao 028000,China
  • Received:2022-04-06 Published:2022-12-28

Abstract:

In order to explore the effects of planting density on grain moisture content,dehydration rate and mechanical harvesting quality of different maize varieties,to clarify the dehydration law and mechanical harvesting loss characteristics of maize grains under different densities at harvesting stage,and to provide theoretical basis for determining the appropriate mechanical grain harvesting time under dense planting mode of spring maize.Five maize varieties Zhengdan 958(ZD958),Xianyu 335(XY335),Lishou 1(LS1),Zhongnong 222(ZN222)and Zhongnong 239(ZN239)were used as experimental materials,and planting densities of 60 000,75 000 and 90 000 plants/ha were set.The effects of different density treatments on grain moisture content,dehydration rate and harvesting quality of spring maize were analyzed.The results showed that planting density significantly affected the grain water content at mature stage,and the grain water content of 90 000 plants/ha was significantly lower than that of 75 000,60 000 plants/ha,while there was no significant difference between the two low density treatments.There was a great difference in water content among different varieties,and the water content from high to low in two consecutive years were ZD958>LS1>ZN222>XY335>ZN239.Planting density had no significant effect on dehydration rate,but variety had a significant effect on dehydration rate.With the increase of planting density,the water content and fragmentation rate of seed decreased.The results showed that ZD958 and XY335 were not suitable for local mechanical harvesting,while LS1,ZN239 and ZN222 were suitable for local mechanical harvesting.The optimum density is from 75 000 to 90 000 plants/ha.

Key words: Maize, Planting density, Varieties, Harvest time, Dehydration rate, Mechanized harvest quality

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LIU Yanan, LU Zhanyuan, SUN Fengcheng, ZHANG Xiangqian, ZHANG Jiaqian, BAO Eerdunga, FENG Ye, YU Yang, QIAN Defang. Effects of Planting Density on Grain Dehydration Characteristics and Harvesting Quality of Maize Varieties[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2022, 37(6): 132-141. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20192603.

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