Diallelic analysis of genetic effects determining days to flowering in kenaf

Effect of planting date on the growth, fibre and seed yield of Kenaf (<i>Hibiscus cannabinus</i> L) in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria

“…Flowering in kenaf is attained at a particular period in the year due to photosensitive nature of the crop (Gray et al, 2006). The choice of planting date is very important option in orderto take maximum advantage of the factor of weather and other environmental factors (Brown and Riesberg, 2005).…”

“…Inappropriate planting date aids premature flowering and reduction in yield (Danalatos and Archontoulis, 2010), For instance, planting too early could lead to poor and non-homogeneous seedling emergence and growth impairment. whereas, planting too late may affect growth performance, biomass and seed yields as a result of reduction in the available time for growth and little solar radiation for photosynthetic activity and other unfavorable growth condition (Cosentino et al, 2004;Gray et al, 2006). It has been reported that kenaf production may drop to 40% or less due to unfavourable condition (Danalatos and Archontoulis, 2010).…”