Research Article

Sowing Date Effect on Some Agro-Morphological Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L. indentata)

Volume: 26 Number: 4 August 31, 2023
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Sowing Date Effect on Some Agro-Morphological Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L. indentata)

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine some agricultural characteristics of maize (Zea mays L. indentata) grown in different sowing dates under irrigated Mediterranean conditions. The study was conducted in 2019 and 2020 in Hatay / Turkey, according to split-plots in randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Four different sowing dates (March 1, March 15, April 1, and April 15) were in the main plots and three different commercial hybrid maize cultivars (77MAY35, DKC6630, P2088) were in the sub plots. It was determined that as the sowing date is delayed, the time to reach physiological maturity was shortened and plant height, ear height, thousand kernel weight, biomass yield and grain yield values of cultivars were significantly affected by environmental conditions changing depending on sowing dates. There were no statistically significant differences in grain yield between sowing dates and mean values determined as 1164.8, 1079.0, 1077.5, and 1058.7 kg da-1, in SD2, SD1, SD4, and SD3, respectively. It can be concluded that all of these varieties can be grown by sowing between March 1 and April 15 in regions with similar ecological conditions in the Mediterranean climate zone. Considering the fact that the aim in commercial production is to obtain the highest yield from the unit area, when evaluated in terms of grain yield, the second highest yielding sowing date (March 15) was chosen as the appropriate sowing date for our region.

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Supporting Institution

HATAY MUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA PROJELERİ KOORDİNATÖRLÜĞÜ

Project Number

19D001

Thanks

The authors would like to thank Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects for supporting the Project 19.D.001 financially. This current study was a part of the PhD thesis of Dr. Akçalı.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 15, 2023

Publication Date

August 31, 2023

Submission Date

May 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 10, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 4

APA
Akçalı, C. T., & Gözübenli, H. (2023). Sowing Date Effect on Some Agro-Morphological Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L. indentata). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 26(4), 845-853. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1122173


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