Response of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Cultivated in Basrah Southern of Iraq to Method of Transplant Production and Sowing Dates

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during winter season of 2009/2010 in Agriculture Field at Coll. ofAgric., Basrah Univ. to evaluate the effect of method of transplant production and sowing dates on growthand seed yield of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) var. Local. The experiment was focussed on the effect oftwo factors two methods of transplant production ( at styropor trays of 209 cell at 3 x 3 x 8 cm of 72 cm3volume and plastic pots 8.5 cm diameter and 6.5 cm height of 861 cm3 volume) and three sowing dates ( 3 ,17/10 and 3/11 ) . Randomized Complete Block Design was used with three replicates, R. L. s. D. Test wasused at probability of 0,05. Results showed that plants of plastic pots gave significant increases in plantheight, leaf number per plant, number of branches per plant, the number of umbels per plant, total florets perplant, the number of fruits per umbel and plant yield of fruits. Early sowing date gave significant increasesin plant height, leaf number per plant, number of branches per plant, the number of umbels per plant, totalflorets per plant, the number of fruits per umbel and plant yield of fruits. The interaction of the two factors ofstudy had significant effect on all studied parameters.