in order to evaluate the effects of planting pattern on morphological, phonological, yield and yield components of sweet and super sweet corn (zea mays l.) varieties under saline conditions, a field experiment was conducted as split plots based on a randomized complete block design with four replications. planting pattern in 3 levels included one row in ridge, two row in ridge and furrow planti...

Drought is one of the major problems affecting crops production, including corn, in many parts of Iran. In order to detect drought tolerant grain corn hybrids, an experiment with twenty corn hybrids was conducted during 2006 in Qom Province, Iran, using a complete randomized block design with four replications, under optimal moisture and drought stress condition. Results showed diversity among ...

In-season sensing can account for field variability and improve nitrogen (N) management; however, opportunities exist refinement. The purpose of this study was to compare different sensors vegetation indices (VIs) (normalized difference index (NDVI); normalized red edge (NDRE); Simplified Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index (SCCCI)) at various corn stages predict in-season yield potential. Additio...

The objectives of this study were to partition corn grain into three digestible fractions and to measure the rate of disappearance of these fractions in vitro. Seventeen corn grain samples with varied fiber concentrations were extracted with either 80% ethanol or neutral detergent to obtain estimates of the pool size and digestion kinetics of the A, B1, B2, and C fractions. The carbohydrate sol...

Subsoiling a compacted soil should loosen it, improve the physical conditions, and increase nutrient availability and crop yields. The aim of this work is to compare the effects of different tillage and fertility treatments in a loamy Typic Hapludoll soil, and to determine the interactions of N fertilization with several soil properties and dryland corn (Zea mays L.) productivity. The experimen...