The objective of this work was to evaluate the response of the new upland super precocious rice cultivar BRSMG Conai (Oryza sativa L.), to the effect of interrow spacing (20, 30 and 40 cm) and sowing density (50, 80 e 110 seeds m-1). Three experiments were conducted: Machado (1st and 2nd times) and Lavras, MG, Brazil, in 2004/05. The experimental design in randomized block in the factorial scheme 3x3 with three replicates was employed. The production components number of panicles m-2, number of grains per panicle, % of filled grains, mass of 100 grains and grain yield were evaluated. The results showed a strong influence of space-density on the number of panicles, number of grains per panicle and yield. Only spacing exerts a little influence on % of filled grains and mass of 100 grains. Density only does exerts no influence on % of filled grains, but it does exert a strong influence on the mass of 100 grains. The production components most influenced by spacing-density are the number of panicles m-2 and the number of grains per panicle. In short, there was a maximization of grain yield in cultivar BRSMG Conai, at 30 cm interrow spacing, regardless of sowing density. As regards density, that of 80 seeds m-1 was the one which most contributed to yield.
Oryza sativa; upland rice; plants of stands
