Comparison of fluid drilling with conventional planting methods for stand establishment and yield of spring and fall cauliflower crops
1989
Kahn, B.A. | Motes, J.E.
Fluid drilling was compared with dry seeding and transplanting for effects on stand establishment and crop yields in spring and fall crops of cauliflower [Brassica oleracea L. (Botrytis Group)]. Two cultivars, at least two seeding dates, and one transplanting date were used in each experiment. Fluid drilling and dry seeding produced the desired post-thinning stand with March seeding dates. Fluid drilling usually failed to produce the desired post-thinning stand when planting occurred during the hot, dry weather of August. Fluid drilling was not superior to dry seeding or transplanting for earliness, uniformity of harvest, or total marketable yields in spring and fall cauliflower crops, with the exception of one spring planting date. Therefore, fluid drilling did not show benefits sufficient to justify the specialized techniques and equipment required. Cultivar and planting date effects often were more important than effects of stand establishment methods in these studies.
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