Cac. Crusciol et al., Yield of upland rice cultivated under sprinkler irrigation as a function of row spacing and seed density, PESQ AGROP, 35(6), 2000, pp. 1093-1100
Plant development, plant phenology, yield components and grain yield of upl
and rice, cv. IAC 201, submitted to three different row spacings (30, 40 an
d 50 cm) and densities (100, 150 and 200 viable seeds/m(2)) were studied. T
he experiment was set under field conditions in a Dark-Red Latosol, loamy t
exture, in Selviria, MS, Brazil, under sprinkler irrigation conditions with
water replacement tension of -0.070 MPa. The number of stalks and panicles
per area increased with row spacing reduction; density of 100 viable seeds
/m(2) is more indicated for IAC 201 cultivated under sprinkler irrigation c
onditions, because seed spend is smaller; row spacing of 30 cm allowed the
maximum grain yield.