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2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 6

Effect of irrigation scheduling on growth and yield of Rabi sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata L.)


KH Patel, HS Varma, VJ Patel, MB Patel, PK Parmar and DM Rathod

The field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2021-22 to 2023-24 at main maize research station, Anand agricultural university, Godhra (Gujarat). The soil of experimental field was clayey in texture having medium in organic carbon content (0.73%), high in available phosphorus (86.21 kg ha-1) and high in available potash (306 kg ha-1). The trial was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with four replications assigning with 6 treatments T1 (0.4 IW/CPE), T2 (0.6 IW/CPE), T3 (0.8 IW/CPE), T4 (1.0 IW/CPE), T5: (critical 3 stage) and T6: (critical 4 stage). Results showed that application of irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE resulted in the maximum observed sweet corn yield with and without husk (17852 kg ha-1 and 11686 kg ha-1) which is statistically at par with the treatment no T5- critical 3 growth stage (17178 kg ha-1 and 11265 kg ha-1), respectively. The higher green fodder yield (28426 kg ha-1) was observed with the application of irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE. The highest TSS (15.67 Brix) and girth of (14.31 cm) sweet corn cob was observed with the application of irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE. The highest gross returns (2,92,092 INR/ha), maximum net returns (2,36,358 INR/ha), and B:C ratio (5.24) were obtained with treatment T4 (1.0 IW/CPE) while treatments T5 (3 irrigations at critical stages) and T6 (4 irrigations at critical stages) gave net realizations of Rs. 2,17,454 and Rs. 2,18,158 with B:C ratios of 5.08 and 5.00, respectively.
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How to cite this article:
KH Patel, HS Varma, VJ Patel, MB Patel, PK Parmar, DM Rathod. Effect of irrigation scheduling on growth and yield of Rabi sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata L.). Int J Res Agron 2024;7(6S):235-238. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i6Sd.888
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