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<p>One-year experiments conducted with one hemp variety were established to determinate the cultivation practices (growth density and pinching) which could be used to optimize the technological process of hemp varieties production for different purposes. The results showed that reduced crop density and pinching result in development of shorter plants. In denser non-pinched crops, the stem is over 180 cm high, while the plants start branching in the upper 1/4-1/5 part. In the non-pinched treatment with a larger area available for individual plants, as well as in the pinched treatments, more productive branches of less thickness develop in the lower parts. The non-pinched treatments generally produce higher stem and fiber yields, which increase when crop density is reduced. The obtained results can serve as a basis for determining certain treatments during the evaluation of production technology for different varieties of hemp intended for specific purposes.</p>
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One-year experiments conducted with one hemp variety were established to determinate the cultivation practices (growth density and pinching) which could be used to optimize the technological process of hemp varieties production for different purposes. The results showed that reduced crop density and pinching result in development of shorter plants. In denser non-pinched crops, the stem is over 180 cm high, while the plants start branching in the upper 1/4-1/5 part. In the non-pinched treatment with a larger area available for individual plants, as well as in the pinched treatments, more productive branches of less thickness develop in the lower parts. The non-pinched treatments generally produce higher stem and fiber yields, which increase when crop density is reduced. The obtained results can serve as a basis for determining certain treatments during the evaluation of production technology for different varieties of hemp intended for specific purposes.

Influence of Crop Density and Pinching on Hemp Plant Architecture and Yield

Contemporary Agriculture

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One-year experiments conducted with one hemp variety were established to determinate the cultivation practices (growth density and pinching) which could be...

Influence of Crop Density and Pinching on Hemp Plant Architecture and Yield

Published Online: Dec 07, 2022

Page range: 222 - 225

Received: Oct 10, 2022

Accepted: Oct 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2022-0029

Keywords
crop density, hemp, pinching, plant architecture, fiber yield

© 2022 Vladimir Sikora et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of Crop Density and Pinching on Hemp Plant Architecture and Yield

Published Online: Dec 07, 2022

Page range: 222 - 225

Received: Oct 10, 2022

Accepted: Oct 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2022-0029

Keywordscrop density, hemp, pinching, plant architecture, fiber yield

© 2022 Vladimir Sikora et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
crop density, hemp, pinching, plant architecture, fiber yield