Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Nazir Hussain, Aashaq Hussain, M Anwar Bhat, Owais Ali wani, Tauseef Ahmad, Amir Hasan Mir, Fehim Jelani, Shaheen Kauser, Tahir Sheikh and Nassren Fatima

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted for two sessions during Kharif 2020 and 2021 at the experimental farm of the Division of Agronomy at the Wadura campus of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, Sopore, to study the "Effect of Establishment method and Planting date on phenology, yield, and agrometeorological indices for sweet corn." The experiment incorporated two factors: the technique of establishment (direct sowing and transplanting) and varied sowing dates with a 20-day interval. The first sowing date was (25th April, 2nd was 15th of May and third was 5th of June during both the year). In RCBD, three replications were tested. Direct sowing on the first day of sowing took the longest to achieve various phenological phases and accumulate the most heat units, followed by transplanting on the first day of sowing. Transplanting with the initial date of sowing yielded considerably greater HUE, HTUE, PTUE, and HyTUE, leading in the largest green cob and biological yield as compared to other dates of sowing and direct seeding. As a result, with Kashmir's temperate climate, transplanting with the first date of sowing was determined to be a cost-effective way to increase Sweet corn production.