SURFACE AND DEPTH WHEAT SEED DISTRIBUTION IN THE DIRECT SOWING

• Main Authors: Luka Šumanovac, Tomislav Jurić, Dario Knežević
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek 2004-12-01
• Series: Poljoprivreda
• Subjects: seed distribution; surface; depth; direct sowing
• Online Access: http://poljoprivreda.pfos.hr/upload/publications/2_SUMANOVAC.pdf

In the research the sowing experiment was established at two experimental sites belonging to “PZ Jankovci” in Vukovarsko-srijemska county. Both the lengthwise and the crosswise seed distributions were examined as well as the depth distribution. The seed germination was followed by an analysis of the above mentioned distributions and the data were processed and presented using the standard scientific and statistical methods supported by EXCEL 5.0 programme package. The results of the research show an unsatisfactory seed distribution over the surface (both lengthwise and crosswise) as well as over the depth, which is in a close relationship with the previous researches of the sowing quality when standard agrotechnics was used. Therefore, comparing the conventional sowing with the direct wheat sowing the latter saves energy, increases working efficiency, the sowing process is shorter and it is performed in an optimum period of time etc. but the problem of an unsatisfactory seed distribution still remains.