Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments

Timely sowing is critical for maximizing yield for both grain and biomass in maize.The effects of early (mid-March), normal (mid-April), and late (mid-May) sowing date (SD) werestudied over a three-year period in irrigated maize under Mediterranean conditions. Early SDincreased the number of days fr...

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Autores: Maresma Galindo, Ángel, Ballesta Remy, Astrid, Santiveri Morata, Paquita, Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/67725
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9030067
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/67725
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Palabra clave:Corn
Planting
sowing date
Yield
Population density
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spelling Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environmentsMaresma Galindo, ÁngelBallesta Remy, AstridSantiveri Morata, PaquitaLloveras Vilamanyà, JaumeCornPlantingsowing dateYieldPopulation densityTimely sowing is critical for maximizing yield for both grain and biomass in maize.The effects of early (mid-March), normal (mid-April), and late (mid-May) sowing date (SD) werestudied over a three-year period in irrigated maize under Mediterranean conditions. Early SDincreased the number of days from sowing to plant emergence. Late SD reduced the number of daysto plant maturity, and had higher forage yields, higher grain humidity, and taller plants. The averagegrain and forage yields achieved were 13.2 and 21.3 Mg ha−1; 14.0 and 25.1 Mg ha−1; and 12.8 and27.6 Mg ha−1, for crops with early, normal, and late SD, respectively. The data support the generalperception of farmers that April sowings are the most appropriate in the area where the experimentswere carried out. Early SD resulted in lower population densities, while later SD did not yield(grain) as high. However, late SD produced taller plants that contributed to achieve higher forageyields. Late SD could be interesting for double annual forage cropping systems. Sowing at the mostappropriate time, when the soil is warm, ensures a good level of maize grain production. Futureresearch could focus in the effect of SD for total annual yields in double-annual cropping systems.This work was supported by the DARP (Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food) of the Generalitat de CatalunyaMDPI2019201920192019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9030067http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/67725http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/67725reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9030067Agriculture, 2019, vol. 9, num. 67, p. 1-10cc-by (c) Maresma Galindo et al., 2019info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/677252026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
title Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
spellingShingle Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
Maresma Galindo, Ángel
Corn
Planting
sowing date
Yield
Population density
title_short Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
title_full Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
title_fullStr Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
title_full_unstemmed Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
title_sort Sowing date affects maize development and yield in irrigated Mediterranean environments
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Maresma Galindo, Ángel
Ballesta Remy, Astrid
Santiveri Morata, Paquita
Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume
author Maresma Galindo, Ángel
author_facet Maresma Galindo, Ángel
Ballesta Remy, Astrid
Santiveri Morata, Paquita
Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume
author_role author
author2 Ballesta Remy, Astrid
Santiveri Morata, Paquita
Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Corn
Planting
sowing date
Yield
Population density
topic Corn
Planting
sowing date
Yield
Population density
description Timely sowing is critical for maximizing yield for both grain and biomass in maize.The effects of early (mid-March), normal (mid-April), and late (mid-May) sowing date (SD) werestudied over a three-year period in irrigated maize under Mediterranean conditions. Early SDincreased the number of days from sowing to plant emergence. Late SD reduced the number of daysto plant maturity, and had higher forage yields, higher grain humidity, and taller plants. The averagegrain and forage yields achieved were 13.2 and 21.3 Mg ha−1; 14.0 and 25.1 Mg ha−1; and 12.8 and27.6 Mg ha−1, for crops with early, normal, and late SD, respectively. The data support the generalperception of farmers that April sowings are the most appropriate in the area where the experimentswere carried out. Early SD resulted in lower population densities, while later SD did not yield(grain) as high. However, late SD produced taller plants that contributed to achieve higher forageyields. Late SD could be interesting for double annual forage cropping systems. Sowing at the mostappropriate time, when the soil is warm, ensures a good level of maize grain production. Futureresearch could focus in the effect of SD for total annual yields in double-annual cropping systems.
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