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MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) LEAF ANGLE AND EMERGENCE AS AFFECTED BY SEED ORIENTATION AT PLANTING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2011

GUILHERME TORRES ,
JACOB VOSSENKEMPER ,
WILLIAM RAUN  and
RANDY TAYLOR
GUILHERME TORRES
Affiliation:
044 N. Agricultural Hall, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
JACOB VOSSENKEMPER
Affiliation:
044 N. Agricultural Hall, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
WILLIAM RAUN*
Affiliation:
044 N. Agricultural Hall, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
RANDY TAYLOR
Affiliation:
044 N. Agricultural Hall, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
*
†Corresponding author. bill.raun@okstate.edu
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Summary

Maize (Zea mays) seed orientation at planting can influence emerging leaf angle. If leaf angle were consistent among plants without leaf overlap, large numbers of these bilaterally symmetrical plants could be arranged to optimize light interception and possibly increase grain yields or maintain grain yield with a lower population. The objectives were to evaluate the effect of seed orientation in soil on the angle of maize leaves relative to the planted row and on emergence rate. Seeds were planted 2.5 cm deep in diverse combinations of flat, cotyledon down, cotyledon up, on their side, radicle up and radicle down. Each seed orientation was repeated 10 times. Data on days to emergence and leaf angle were collected. In three experiments, maize seeds planted flat with the cotyledon up resulted in homogenous and faster emergence, and maize leaves aligned perpendicular to the direction of the maize row. Similar results were achieved with maize seeds planted parallel to the row with the radicle down. Random placement of maize seeds resulted in random orientation of maize leaves and lower emergence rates. The effects of controlled leaf geometry could facilitate planting higher populations with the potential for increasing grain yield and/or allow the maintenance of grain yields while reducing seed rates.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , October 2011 , pp. 579 - 592
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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