Analysis of the ripening dynamics of maize hybrids on chernozem soil with lime deposits

Abstract

Maize is one of the most important crops in Hungarian crop production, making up 70-72% of forage consumption. Due to high energy prices and the rapidly increasing costs of drying, the need for maize hybrids with shorter growing seasons is increasing. Farmers require hybrids with a grain moisture content of 20-25% at harvest, making them suitable for storage with less drying.In order to avoid excessive costs and workloads during harvest, it is wise to cultivate a mixture of hybrids with longer and shorter growing seasons as well as with slower and faster drying down rates.The effect of fertilization on the yield components and moisture content of maize was examined, using the data from a two-year survey on the hybrid MV 484 SC, with five fertilizer treatments in 1998, and a control and three (0, 90 and 150 kg N/ha) nutrient levels in 1999.