EAR CHARACTERISTICS OF SWEET CORN PRODUCED UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION DEPTHS AND NITROGEN LEVELS

This study aimed to evaluate the sweet corn cob characteristics under different levels of nitrogen fertilization and irrigation depths in two cropping seasons in northeastern region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The experiment was conducted in of split plot scheme, having in the plots four irrigati...

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Autores: Souza, Epitácio José de, Cunha, Fernando França da, Magalhães, Fernando Fagner, Silva, Thiago Ramos da, Santos, Osvaldir Feliciano dos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repositorio:Engenharia na Agricultura
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufv.br:article/558
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufv.br/reveng/article/view/558
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:adubação
irrigação por gotejamento
sazonalidade
Zea mays var. Saccharata Sturt
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Sumario:This study aimed to evaluate the sweet corn cob characteristics under different levels of nitrogen fertilization and irrigation depths in two cropping seasons in northeastern region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The experiment was conducted in of split plot scheme, having in the plots four irrigation depths (50, 75, 100 and 125% of crop evapotranspiration-ETc) and in the subplots, four nitrogen rates (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg ha-1) and in the sub-subplots, two cropping seasons (Winter/Spring and Summer/Autumn), in the randomized blocks design with four replication. The following characteristics were evaluated: straw number, ear length, ear diameter, kernels number per row, rows number, cob diameter, grain length, grains number and ear weight. Sweet corn showed higher ear quality at the Summer/Autumn season and was not affected by nitrogen fertilization. At the time Winter/Spring season, sweet corn should be irrigated with replacement of 85% of ETc, while in Summer/Autumn season with 50% ETc.