Effect of levels of zinc and spacing on growth and yield of baby corn (Zea mays L.)

A field experiment was conducted during Zaid 2020 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The soil experimental plot sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral reaction (pH 7.1), low organic carbon (0.36%), available N (171.48 kg/ha), P (15.2 kg/ha) and K (232.5 kg/ha). laid out Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice on the basis one year experimentation. which are 15 kg/ha ZnSO4 + 40 cm x 20 cm, 25 15kg/ha 50 +50 60 ¬, used. results showed that application recorded significantly higher plant height (168.13 cm), number leaves/plant (13.25), dry weight/plant (90.96 g/plant), no. cobs/plant (2.37), length cob/plant (18.77 cob weight husk (47.92 g), without (22.70 g) whereas maximum crop growth rate (30.45 g/m2/day) treatment yield (14.63 t/ha), (5.09 t/ha) green fodder (28.83 cm.