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Performance of rice hybrids determined by different planting arrangements

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The practices and techniques used in irrigated rice to improve performance include optimal plant density and the best arrangement of the plants in an area. This study aims to evaluate the performance and plasticity in the yield and grain quality of three rice hybrids using different row spacing. The field experiments were conducted during the 2010/2011 season in rice crops in Capão do Leão, Viamão and Uruguaiana in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Three different sowing arrangements were evaluated, i.e., row spacing of 17 cm, 34 cm, and 17 cm alternated with 34 cm, which corresponded to densities of 40, 20 and 32 kg ha-1, respectively. The experimental design used was randomized blocks with subdivided plots replicated three times considering each location as a replication. Yield and grain quality were evaluated. The grain yield and grain quality components of the rice hybrids were not affected by the planting arrangements. The performance of the hybrids demonstrates their plasticity to compensate for lower densities resulting from different distances between planting rows. Therefore, with respect to seeding rates and row spacing for these hybrids, the amount of seed sown per area can be reduced compared with current recommendations. This will result in a cost reduction that can make this technology more attractive and ensure it is widely used in commercial rice fields.Las prácticas y técnicas utilizadas para el riego de arroz son para obtener un mejor rendimento dentro de ellas se, incluyen uma óptima densidad de siembra y la mejor disposición de las plantas en el area del cultivo. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar el rendimiento y la plasticidad, en el rendimiento y calidad del grano de tres híbridos de arroz con diferentes espacimento de líneas de siembra. El experimento de campo se llevó a cabo en la temporada de siembra de arroz entre 2010/2011 en las localidades de Capão do Leão, Viamão y Uruguaiana, en el estado de Río Grande del Sur, Brasil. Se evaluaron tres arreglos diferentes de siembra, incluyendo la distancia entre surcos que fue de 17, 34 y 17 cm, intercaladas con 34 cm, que corresponden, a las densidades de 40, 20 y 32 kg ha-1, respectivamente. El delianeamento experimental utilizado fue de bloques completos al azar con parcelas subdivididas, con tres repeticiones, considerando cada lugar como la replicación. También se evaluó el rendimiento y la calidad del grano. Los resultados muestran que los componentes del rendimiento de grano y la calidad del grano de arroz híbrido no fueron afectadas por los arreglos de siembra. El rendimiento del arroz híbrido demuestra plasticidad para compensar densidades más bajas y en diferente distancia entre líneas de siembra. Esto permite que las recomendaciones para la densidad de siembra y la distancia entre surcos de estos híbridos, reducir la cantidad de semilla que se siembra por área en comparación con lo que se recomienda actualmente. Esto significa una reducción de costos que puede hacer de esta tecnología más atractivo y ampliamente utilizado en los campos de arroz comerciales. 

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