Influences of boric fertilizer on seed yield and quality of Paspalum atratum cv. Reyan 11

Effects of boric fertilizer application on seed yield and germination of Paspalum atratum cv. Reyan 11 were studied by a pot experiment in this study. The experiment included 9 different boric concentration treatments (0~4.0%). Each treatment was divided into 3 applications. The results showed that seed yield reached the highest of 1 124.4 kgha-1 with 3.0% boric treatment. 3.0% boric treatment significantly raised seed yield components, including fertile tiller nubmer per pot, floret number per spikelet, fertile floret number per spikelet and thousand grain weight . The fertilizer also raised seed germination rate, germination potential, germination index, seedling height and weight. Seed germination rate under 3.0% boric treatment reached to 20.17% and 30% increase compared with control.