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Effect of plant density and nitrogen fertilization on the productivity of some yellow maize hybrids

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Horticultural and field crops.

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of plant density, nitrogen fertilization rates, and maize hybrid se-lection on the growth, yield, and yield components of two yellow maize hybrids (SC 168 and SC 180) over two growing seasons in Egypt. A split-split plot design with three replications was used. Main plots were three plant densities, sub-plots were three nitrogen levels, and sub-sub-plots were the two hybrids. Growth attributes, yield components, and grain yield were evaluated. Results showed the SC 180 hybrid had higher 100-kernel weight (in one season) and grain yields than SC 168, indicating the importance of high-yielding hybrid selection. Increasing nitrogen from 40 to 80-120 kg/feddan increased 100-kernel weight (in one season) and grain yield in both seasons, emphasizing proper nitrogen fertilization. Higher planting den-sities of 25,000 and 30,000 plants/feddan increased grain yield versus 20,000 in both seasons, suggesting potential yield gains from optimized densities. Two- and three-way interactions between factors signif-icantly impacted yield variables, indicating nitrogen and density effects depending on the hybrid and vice versa. Combinations of SC 180, high nitrogen, and high density produced the numerically highest 100-kernel weight and grain yield overall in the second season.

DOI

10.21608/jsaes.2024.331801.1107

Keywords

Nitrogen application, plant density, Maize productivity, maize cultivars, Hybrid varieties

Authors

First Name

Rawan

Last Name

Elshafey

MiddleName

fekry

Affiliation

Department of agronomy, faculty of agriculture Tanta university

Email

elshafeym187@gmail.com

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First Name

usama

Last Name

Abdel Hamid

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Affiliation

Agronomy Dept., Fac., of Agric., Tanta University, Egypt.

Email

usama.eldesouky@agr.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

0000-0001-6515-2695

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El-ghonemy

MiddleName

A.M.

Affiliation

Head of Maize Research, Gemmayzeh Research Institute

Email

elghonemy538@gmail.com

City

tanta

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Volume

3

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

51004

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-10-28

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

43

Page End

50

Print ISSN

2735-4377

Online ISSN

2785-9878

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Original research paper

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1,858

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Publication Title

Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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https://jsaes.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of plant density and nitrogen fertilization on the productivity of some yellow maize hybrids

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28 Dec 2024