VARIABILITY OF NON-PRODUCTIVE TILLERING IN WINTER WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 136-144)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Desimir Knežević1, Dušan Urošević2, Mirjana Menkovska3, Mirela Matković Stojšin4, Artiona Laze5, Danica Mićanović6, Danijela Kondić7, Veselinka Zečević8

1University of Pristina temporary settled in Kosovska Mitrovica, Faculty of Agriculture, Lešak, Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia, 2Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade, Serbia, 3University Ss. Cyril and Methodius of Skopje, Institute of Animal Science and Fishery, Skopje, North Macedonia, 4 Tamiš Research and Development Institute, Pančevo, Serbia, 5Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Department of Chemistry, Tirana, Albania, 6Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bеlgrade, Serbia, 7Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8Institute for Vegetable Crops Smederevska Palanka, Smederevska Palanka, Serbia

 

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.136K

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Number of tillers varying depends on genotype capacity, crop density, nutrition, ecoclimatic condition and interaction of all named factors. The aim of this study was estimation variability of non-productive tillering of genetically divergent wheat cultivars grown under different environmental conditions. The ten genetically divergent winter wheat varieties were tested in two years with different climatic conditions. Experiment carried out on field conditions, design in randomized block and three replications. The seeds of varieties were sown at the distance of 0.10 m in rows of 1.0 m length among which was the distance of 0.2 m. For analysis of tillering were used 60 plants in full maturity stage (20 plants per replication). The obtained data processing for analysis of variance by using MSTAT C (5.0 version). The significant differences between values were estimated by F-test and LSD (0.01; 0.05). Similarity among wheat was analyzed by hierarchical method of Euclidean distance. The results showed differences among genotypes for non-productive tillering. The number of non-productive shoots was the least 0.67 in Kosmajka and the highest 4.67 in Somborka with average value 2.52, while in second year the least 1.03 Fortuna and the highest 2.83 in Kremna with average value 1.80 shoots. In each cultivar the more productive tillers associated with more total initiated tillers. The differences between cultivars for tillering are affected by genetic and environmental factors.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

Wheat, Genotype, Variability, Non-productive tillers, Environment

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

This investigation supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Development of Republic of Serbia, Project TR 31092.

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