Published online 27 June 2006
Published in Agron J 98:1109-1120 (2006)
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0166
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Growing Dryland Grain Sorghum in Clumps to Reduce Vegetative Growth and Increase Yield
Varaprasad Bandarua,
B. A. Stewarta,*,
R. L. Baumhardtb,
Satish Ambatia,
C. A. Robinsona and
Alan Schlegelc
a West Texas A&M Univ., P.O. Box 60278, Canyon, TX 79016
b USDA-ARS, Conservation and Production Res. Lab., P.O. Drawer 10, Bushland, TX 79012
c Southwest Research-Extension Center, Kansas State Univ., Rt. 1 Box 148, Tribune, KS 67679

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Fig. 1. Schematic showing plant geometries for the treatments used in the 2004 experiments at Bushland, TX, and Tribune, KS.
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Fig. 2. Comparison of grain sorghum leaf temperatures of evenly spaced plants and clumps 42 d (top) and 60 d (bottom) after seeding, Bushland, TX, 2003.
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Fig. 3. Comparison of hourly grain sorghum leaf temperatures on 8 Aug. 2004 at Bushland, TX, for selected treatments in the middle position experiment of the stubble mulch area.
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