When is the best time to top sesame?
When is the best time to top sesame? What is the method for topping? We hope experienced readers can help explain. Zhongdiwang has compiled the reasons, timing and methods for topping sesame, listed below for readers' reference. Reasons for topping sesame: Topping sesame can inhibit apical growth, reduce ineffective capsules, prevent ineffective consumption of nutrients, and can increase yield by more than 10%.
When is the best time to top sesame? What is the method for topping? We hope experienced readers can help explain.Zhongdiwang has compiled the reasons, timing and methods for topping sesame, listed below for readers' reference.
Reasons for topping sesame:
Topping sesame can inhibit apical growth, reduce ineffective capsules, prevent ineffective consumption of nutrients, and can increase yield by more than 10%.
Timing for topping sesame:
The suitable time for topping should be 40 days before the local daily average temperature reaches about 22°C, approximately 1 week after full bloom or 3 weeks after early bloom of sesame. If autumn temperatures are high, sunshine is sufficient, and the plants are growing well, topping can be appropriately delayed by 3 to 5 days, with light topping, removing only the terminal bud (including the terminal buds of branches).
In years when autumn temperatures drop rapidly, or when sesame growth is poor, topping should be done earlier and more heavily; in addition to removing the terminal bud, the young buds and branches at the top should also be removed, generally removing 3 to 5 cm of the top stem.
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