Reem Ali(1) *, Fatima Kiwan(1), Hayat Yaseen(2), Ahmad Shaaban(3), Ghorood ALasood(4)
Reem Aleed(4)
(1). Lattakia Research center, Lattakia, GCSAR, Syria.
(2). Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Hama University, Hama, Syria.
(3). Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
(4). GCSAR, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Reem Ali. E-Mail dr.reem.s.ali@gmail.com).
Received:18/11/2024 Accepted: 6/04/2025
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the Al-Sanobar Research Station of the Agricultural Scientific Research Center in Lattakia during the 2023 agricultural season with the aim of studying the effect of the three planting dates (1st May, 15th May, 1st June) on some morphological and productive characteristics of three sesame cultivars (Zori, Z3/1/1/10, Z3/3/1/10). The results showed a significant effect of planting dates on all studied characteristics except for the thousand-seed weight. The results of the second date were characterized by the best values for most of the studied characteristics. The cultivar Z3/1/1/10 outperformed most of the characteristics as it was the earliest in flowering (54.2 days) and maturity (121.3 days), number of branches (4.6 branches/plant), plant height (135.7 cm), number of seeds (67.8 seeds/capsule), and productivity (2502.2 kg/ha.
Key Words: planting dates, cultivars, morphological characteristics, productive characteristics, sesame.
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