EFFECT OF SOWING TIME AND IRRIGATION REGIMES ON YIELD COMPONENTS OF SWEET CORN

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 186-192)

AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Ivan Tupajić1, Đorđe Moravčević2, Marija Ćosić2, Biljana Šević1, Vesna Matejić3, Nenad Đurić1, Kristina Luković1, Jelena Stojiljković1

 1Institute for Vegetable Crops, S. Palanka, Serbia, 2University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia, 3University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy, Čačak, Serbia

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.186T

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of cultivating sweet corn in the agroecological conditions of the Šumadija region. During 2022/23, the most widespread hybrid of sweet corn on the Serbian market, ‘Enterprise,’ was tested. Two irrigation regimes were applied (full and reduced to 50%) along with a control treatment (natural moisture conditions). Harvest and cob analysis were conducted on average 22-25 days after pollination. Statistically significant higher values for the studied parameters were measured in the irrigated treatments across both sowing dates.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:

Sweet corn, Sowing time, Irrigation regime, Yield components

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

The research presented in this article is part of the research project number 451-03-66/2024-03/200216 funded by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia.

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