Effect of different row spacing and orientations on the performance of maize
2001
Shah, S. | Khan, S. | Muhammad, Z. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy) | Hayat, Y. | Arif, M.
The experiment "Effect of different row spacing and orientations on the performance of maize" was conducted at Agricultural Research Farm of NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar during spring 2000. The experiment was laid out in RCB design with two factors arrangement replicated four times. Plot size of 4.5 x 3.5m (15.75 sq. meter) was used. Row spacings were 60, 75 and 90 cm, while orientations were east west and north south. Maximum emergence/m2 (20.089) was recorded in maize, grown in rows 60 cm apart. Maximum biological yield (12096.562 kg/ha), number of grains/ear (480.250), 1000 grain weight (226.250 g), and grain yield (2396.15 kg/ha) were recorded at 75 cm row spacing. Highest emergence/m2 (16.627), biological yield 10544.262 kg/ha), number of grains/ear (458.167), and grain yield (2051.650 kg/ha) were recorded in maize, oriented east west. Maximum 1000 grain weight (214.167 g) was recorded in north-south oriented maize. It is concluded that 75 cm row spacing and east-west orientation are the best for achieving maximum yield of maize.
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