Growth Performance of Sweet Maize under Non-Typical Maize Growing Conditions

Fekonja, Milojka; Bavec, Franc; Grobelnik-Mlakar, S.; Turinek, M.; Jakop, M.; Bavec, Martina

doi:10.1080/01448765.2011.9756644

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“…So far, numerous modeling studies based on real data and projections have been carried out to evaluate the adaptation of maize cultivation to climate change all over the world [16][17][18][19][20]. However, only few studies focused on the sweet maize cultivation [21][22][23]. Therefore, in this study, the agricultural performance of sweet maize has been tested during two cropping seasons under semi-arid climatic condition of Southern Italy.…”

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Adaptive Agricultural Strategies for Facing Water Deficit in Sweet Maize Production: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Region

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Maize is a crucial global commodity, which is used not only for food, but also as an alternative crop in biogas production and as a major energy-supply ingredient in animal diets. However, climate change is jeopardizing current maize production due to its direct impact on weather instability and water availability or its indirect effects on regional climate suitability loss. Hence, new areas for sweet maize cultivation should be considered in the future. Therefore, this study focuses on the possibility of producing maize in a challenging environment in Southern Italy considering rainfed cultivation and two irrigation regimes (full and deficit). The experiment was conducted during two subsequent growing seasons under semi-arid Mediterranean climate conditions. The overall results indicated a significant difference in biomass and yield between irrigated and non-irrigated treatments, and between full and deficit irrigation. Sweet maize cultivated under deficit irrigation gained less biomass than under full irrigation and its development and fruit maturation were delayed. Under deficit irrigation, the plants gave lower yields and a higher percentage of the panicle weight consisted of kernels. Irrigation water productivity was higher for deficit than for full irrigated treatment. These findings indicate the feasibility of sweet maize production in semi-arid areas of Southern Italy using adaptive agricultural strategies including deficit irrigation and controlled water stress. Given the importance of maize production, understanding of maize growth and productivity in a challenging environment may support future agricultural programming and thereby contribute e to mitigation of the direct and indirect effects of climate change.

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Adaptive Agricultural Strategies for Facing Water Deficit in Sweet Maize Production: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Region

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“…2 Sweet corn is much in demand. Sweet corn requires additional agronomic improvement 3 and development due to climatic changes. 4 Enhancing productivity and profitability of maize through research on resource-use efficiency could lead to sustainable agricultural production, a considerable increase of food, and increased farmer income.…”

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Efficacy of soil amendments on agronomic traits, yield and nutritional quality of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata)

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Ogunmola²,

Amujoyegbe³

2020

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“…Early or late sowing can result in lower yields; as adverse climatic conditions are likely to occur after sowing or during the growing season (Nielson et al, 2002;Rah Khosravani et al, 2017). Fekonja et al (2011) and Genc et al (2013) reported that sweet corn is a new potential crop for moderate climates where additional agricultural improvements are provided due to climate changes. With the appropriate sowing date, sweet corn can be grown not only in moderate climates but also in high altitude growing areas because climatic changes such as increased average temperatures and extended vegetation period make it possible to sow corn earlier than recommended in many places (Rosa, 2014).…”

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Bazı Tatlı Mısır (Zea mays L. var. saccharata) Çeşitlerinin Yüksek Rakım Koşullarında Performansı

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Ürüşan²

2020

Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi

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This study was undertaken to determine the performance of some sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata) cultivars at different sowing dates under high altitude conditions. In this research, the seeds of 4 sweet corn cultivars (Zea mays L. var. saccharata cvs. 'Martha F1, Vega F1, Merit F1 and Sunshine F1') were used as plant material. It was determined that sowing date has a significant effect on the plant height, cob diameter and length, the number of kernels/cob, husked and de-husked cob weight, and total husked and de-husked cob yield. Due to the delay in sowing date, all examined parameters were reduced. Martha F1 compared to the other cultivars showed the best performance in terms of total husked and de-husked cob yield. The highest total husked (17260 kg ha-1) and de-husked (11818 kg ha-1) cob yield were determined in cv. Martha F1 in the first sowing date in both experiment years. In high altitude production areas such as Erzurum, sowing should be done as early as possible for high yield and quality in sweet corn. According to the results of the research, sweet corn can be produced successfully with sowing on 23 May in Erzurum. Also, all of the cultivars used in this research, especially cv. Martha F1 can be recommended to the sweet corn producer for high yield and quality.

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Growth Performance of Sweet Maize under Non-Typical Maize Growing Conditions

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Adaptive Agricultural Strategies for Facing Water Deficit in Sweet Maize Production: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Region

Adaptive Agricultural Strategies for Facing Water Deficit in Sweet Maize Production: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Region

Efficacy of soil amendments on agronomic traits, yield and nutritional quality of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata)

Bazı Tatlı Mısır (Zea mays L. var. saccharata) Çeşitlerinin Yüksek Rakım Koşullarında Performansı

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