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The Influence of Different Cycocel Dosages and Artificial
Pollination on Vegetative Traits of Hamedani Alfalfa
Setareh Nikzad1, Rozhin Ghobadi2, Maliheh Farsi3,
Mojtaba Nikzad4, Mehdi Nikzad5
1,2 Young
Research Club,Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran
3,4,5 Department of Agriculture, Borujerd
Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran
1setare.nikzad @yahoo.com
Abstract: In order to study of the effect of Cycocel (CCC)
dosages and pollination methods on alfalfa seed production an experiment was
conducted using split plot design
based on randomized complete block with three replications in Borujerd
agricultural research station, Iran for two years (2011-12). In split plot
designthree artificial pollination
systems (control, pulling rope over flowers in 70% and 100% pollination stages)
were used as main plots and the four hormone dosages (0,
1.6, 3.2 and 6.4 liter per hectare) as sub plots. The results of variance
analysis indicated that the influence of artificial pollination and mutual
influence of the hormone in artificial pollination on traits such as, bush
highness, stem diameter, and internodes distance have been significant. The
effect of Cycocel hormone other traits: bush highness, stem
diameter, and internodes distance at 5% level has become significant.
[Nikzad S,
Ghobadi R, Farsi M, Nikzad M, Nikzad M. The
Influence of Different Cycocel Dosages and Artificial Pollination on Vegetative
Traits of Hamedani Alfalfa. Life
Sci J 2013;10(1):542-544] (ISSN:1097-8135).http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 88
Key words: alfalfa seed, artificial pollination, Cycocel. Full Text 88