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Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production

dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.Y.
dc.contributor.authorEkeleme, F.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.contributor.authorOmoigui, L.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:13:53Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:13:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationKamara, A.Y., Ekeleme, F., Chikoye, D. & Omoigui, L.O. (2009). Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production. Agronomy Journal, 101(1), 91-98.
dc.identifier.issn0002-1962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2528
dc.description.abstractCorn (Zea mays L.) production is gradually spreading into the Sudan savanna zone of West Africa where production is limited by erratic and inadequate rainfall. To increase corn production, production practices should be properly designed to minimize the eff ects of low precipitation and high temperatures that characterize the zone. A study, to determine the performance of late (120 d), early (90 d), and extra-early maturing (80 d) corn cultivars over a range of planting dates, was performed in the Sudan savannas of northeast Nigeria. Delaying planting generally increased days to fl owering and the anthesis-silking interval (ASI) and reduced dry matter production and yield and yield components. In Azir, planting of corn on 13 July reduced grain yield by 42% in 2006 because of a dry spell during crop establishment. Delaying planting to 21 and 28 July also reduced grain yield by 19 and 28.5%, respectively over the 2 yr. Averaged over the 2-yr yield reduction was 29.5 and 42% when corn was planted on 21 and 28 July, respectively in Damboa. Th ere was no interaction between planting date and corn cultivar for days to silking, ASI, and grain yield suggesting that the cultivars responded similarly to planting date. Th e extra-early maturing cultivar, 95 TZEE-W, produced highest dry matter, harvest index, and grain yield at all planting dates suggesting that this cultivar is the most suitable in both locations. To reduce risk of drought stress, extra-early maturing corn cultivars should be planted in the Sudan savannabetween the last week of June and the fi rst week of July.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian International Development Agency
dc.format.extent91-98
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPlanting Date
dc.subjectCorn Cultivar
dc.subjectSudan Savanna
dc.subjectCorn Production
dc.subjectDrought
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectSeedling Stage
dc.subjectExtra-Early Maturing
dc.titlePlanting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.journalAgronomy Journal
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid93279
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2008.0090


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