Effect of Spacing, Planting Methods and Nitrogen on Maize Grain Yield

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorFornah, Alimamy
dc.contributor.authorAula, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorOmara, Peter
dc.contributor.authorOyebiyi, Fikayo
dc.contributor.authorDhillon, Jagmandeep
dc.contributor.authorRaun, William R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-12T17:47:11Z
dc.date.available2022-12-12T17:47:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractMaize (Zea mays L.) production in the developing countries takes place on marginal landscapes using indigenous planting methods that conflict with appropriate row spacing (RS) and plant to plant spacing (PPS). A study was conducted to determine the effect of different RS, variable plant densities and different planting methods on maize grain yield. This study was conducted for two years at three locations in Oklahoma including Lake Carl Blackwell (Port silt loam), Efaw (Ashport silty clay loam), and Perkins (Teller sandy loam-fine-loamy). Fourteen treatments were evaluated at each location in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Treatments included two RS (0.51 m, 0.76 m), three nitrogen (N) application rates (0, 60, 120 kg N ha−1), two PPS (0.15 m, 0.30 m) and two planting methods (Greenseeder hand planter; farmers practice). Results showed an increase in grain yield by 34% in 2017 and 44% in 2018 for the narrow RS of 0.51 m compared to the 0.76 m RS. This was likely due to increased plant population at the narrow RS. This study suggests that maize producers in developing countries could use narrow RS (0.51 m) with wide PPS (0.30 m) to increase grain yields.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlimamy Fornah , Lawrence Aula , Peter Omara , Fikayo Oyebiyi , Jagmandeep Dhillon & William R. Raun (2020): Effect of Spacing, Planting Methods and Nitrogen on Maize Grain Yield, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2020.1789163en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2020.1789163
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6210
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommunications in Soil Science and Plant Analysisen_US
dc.subjectMaize Grain Yielden_US
dc.subjectRow spacingen_US
dc.subjectPlant spacingen_US
dc.subjectNitrogen rateen_US
dc.subjectMaize planteren_US
dc.titleEffect of Spacing, Planting Methods and Nitrogen on Maize Grain Yielden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Effect of Spacing, Planting Methods and Nitrogen.pdf
Size:
594.96 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences