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Table 2. Alfalfa seed yield depending on location in the period 1997-2009Year (Y) Location (L) AverageKikinda Sombor Novi Sad Mitrovica1997 217 220 50 360 2121998 300 270 250 310 2831999 44 120 50 180 992000 450 480 510 380 4552001 290 244 220 246 2502002 330 230 300 270 2832003 310 480 300 230 3302004 340 210 250 200 2502005 70 15 50 60 492006 320 160 220 100 2002007 530 400 480 390 4502008 880 300 580 360 5302009 440 500 500 560 500Average 348 279 289 280 299LSD Y L Y x L0.05 22.06 17.11 41.150.01 31.18 23.82 64.63Table 3. Correlation between alfalfa seed yield and some climatic factors (1997-2009)Climatic factorAnalyzed periodMay-August June- August July - AugustMean air temperature 0,575 0,611 0,633Max air temperature 0,676 0,649 0,632Min air temperature -0,156 -0,118 -0,161Insolation 0,154 0,355 0,307Precipitation -0,667 -0,660 -0,761No. of rainy days -0,628 -0,636 -0,692Highly significant positive correlations were obtained between seed yield on one side and meanand maximal air temperatures and solar radiation on the other: 0.633 ** (July-August), 0.676 **(May-August) and 0.355 ** (June-August), respectively (Table 3). Highly significant negativecorrelations existed between seed yield and precipitation data: for growing season (May-August),r = -0.667 ** ; for June-August, r = -0.660 ** , and for July-August, r = -0.761 ** , respectively.Numerous authors (Ņarinov & Kljuj, 1990; Huyghe et al., 2001; Bolanos-Aguilar et al., 2002;Karagić et al., 2007; Stjepanović et al., 2009) agree that variation in alfalfa seed yield isprimarily due to weather conditions in the year of growing. Among them, the total amount anddistribution of rainfall were most important.41
ReferencesBolaños-Aguilar E.D., Huyghe C., Ecalle C., Hacquet J., and Julier B. (2002). Effect of Cultivarand Environment on Seed Yield in Alfalfa. Crop Sci. 42:45-50.Goloborodko, S.P. & Bodnarčuk, L.I. (1998). Semenovodstvo ljucerni. Fitocentr, Kiev, 172.Huyghe C., Julier B., Bolaños-Aguilar E.D., Ecalle C., and Hacquet J. (2001). Effect of cultivarand environment on seed yield in alfalfa. Quality in lucerne and medics for animalproduction. Proceedings of the XIV EUCARPIA Medicago spp. Group Meeting, Zaragosa,Spain, 127-130.Karagić Đ., Katić S., Vasiljević S. i Milić D. (2007). Semenarstvo lucerke u Vojvodini. Zbornikradova, Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad, 44, 87-106.Stjepanović M., Zimmer R., Tucak M., Bukvić G., Popović S., Ńtafa Z. (2009). Lucerna. J.J.Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia, 145.Ņarinov & Kljuj (1990). Ljucerna, 2. Izdanie, pererabotano i dopolnenoe. Uroņaj, Kiev, 238.42
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Table 2. Alfalfa seed yield depending on location in the period 1997-2009Year (Y) Location (L) AverageKikinda Sombor Novi Sad Mitrovica1997 217 220 50 360 2121998 300 270 250 310 2831999 44 120 50 180 992000 450 480 510 380 4552001 290 244 220 246 2502002 330 230 300 270 2832003 310 480 300 230 3302004 340 210 250 200 2502005 70 15 50 60 492006 320 160 220 100 2002007 530 400 480 390 4502008 880 300 580 360 5302009 440 500 500 560 500Average 348 279 289 280 299LSD Y L Y x L0.05 22.06 17.11 41.150.01 31.18 23.82 64.63Table 3. Correlation between alfalfa seed yield and some climatic factors (1997-2009)Climatic factorAnalyzed periodMay-August June- August July - AugustMean air temperature 0,575 0,611 0,633Max air temperature 0,676 0,649 0,632Min air temperature -0,156 -0,118 -0,161Insolation 0,154 0,355 0,307Precipitation -0,667 -0,660 -0,761No. of rainy days -0,628 -0,636 -0,692Highly significant positive correlations were obtained between seed yield on one side and meanand maximal air temperatures and solar radiation on the other: 0.633 ** (July-August), 0.676 **(May-August) and 0.355 ** (June-August), respectively (Table 3). Highly significant negativecorrelations existed between seed yield and precipitation data: for growing season (May-August),r = -0.667 ** ; for June-August, r = -0.660 ** , and for July-August, r = -0.761 ** , respectively.Numerous authors (Ņarinov & Kljuj, 1990; Huyghe et al., 2001; Bolanos-Aguilar et al., 2002;Karagić et al., 2007; Stjepanović et al., 2009) agree that variation in alfalfa seed yield isprimarily due to weather conditions in the year of growing. Among them, the total amount anddistribution of rainfall were most important.41