The study of the adaptability of different varieties of Cyperus esculentus in southern Xinjiang
[Objective]The agronomic characters and yield of eighteen imported varieties of Cyperus esculentus were compared with local varieties in southern Xinjiang.[Method]The nineteen varieties of C.esculentus were ad-opted{JYD(8,9,12,13,14,15,18,21,23,24,25,26,and 38),JS(12,and 14),CL(1,2,and 3),and local variet-ies(FC-2)"}.The agronomic characters(plant height,tillering number,leaf area,and 1 000-grain weight)and yield(above and below-ground and root biomass)were studied.In this experiment,nineteen varieties of C.esculen-tus were planted on May 1,2023,growth characteristics were measured on September 15,2023(maximum biomass),and samples of above-ground plants,underground tubers,and roots were collected for various indexes.[Result]The results showed that the emergence rate of JYD-23 was significantly higher than that of JYD-12,JYD-25,CL-1,CL-2,and FC-2.The 1000-grain weight,leaf area,and specific leaf area of JS-12 are significantly higher than those of JYD-21,JYD-12,and JYD-14.The fresh and dry weight of JYD-13 was significantly higher than that of FC-2.The fresh and dry root weights of CL-3 were significantly higher than those of JYD-23 and FC-2.The tillering number of JYD-21 is significantly higher than that of JYD-9,JYD-18,JYD-26,JYD-21,JYD-15,JS-14,JYD-8,JS-12,JYD-25,JYD-24,JYD-12,JYD-14,CL-1,CL-2,JYD-13,and FC-2.The fresh tuber weight and dry tuber weight of JYD-9 were significantly higher than those of JYD-18,JYD-21,JYD-15,JYD-8,JYD-25,JYD-24,JYD-12,JYD-14,CL-3,JYD-13,and FC-2.The comprehensive effect evaluation of 19 varieties by the membership function value method showed that several variet-ies with better agronomic traits were CL-1,CL-3 and JYD-38,several varieties with better yield performance were JS-14,JYD-14 and JYD-9,and several varieties with better comprehensive evaluation of agronomic traits and yield were JS-14,JYD-14 and JYD-9.[Conclusion]On the whole,CL-1,CL-3,JYD-38,JS-14,JYD-14 and JYD-9 performed better among the 19 Cyperus esculentus varieties,which could be demonstrated and promoted in southern Xinjiang.However,considering the short planting time(only one year),further observation and research are still needed.
Cyperus esculentus varietiesagronomic characterabove and below ground biomassmembership function value