Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramdas Kanissery ◽  
Eugene McAvoy ◽  
Richard N. Raid ◽  
Johan Desaeger ◽  
Julien Beuzelin

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook.

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093A-1093
Author(s):  
Albert H. Markhart ◽  
Milton J. Harr ◽  
Paul Burkhouse

Weed control in organic vegetable production is a major challenge. During Summer 2004, we conducted field trials to manage weeds in organic sweet corn, carrots and onions. In sweet corn, we evaluated the efficacy of transplanting greenhouse-grown sweet corn seedlings. In carrots and onions, we tested vinegar and several concentrations of acetic acid. Studies were conducted in southwestern Minnesota at the Lamberton Research and Outreach Center and in eastern Minnesota at Foxtail Farm in Shaefer. Ten-day-old corn transplants were effective at both locations. Stand establishment was greater, less tillage was needed, and yield was greater than in the seeded plots. Straight vinegar was not very effective in controlling weed populations. Although there was greater damage to broadleaf weeds than grasses, straight vinegar did not reduce the need for tillage. Although 10% to 20% acetic acid did provide better weed control, it significantly damaged carrot and onion seedlings. These results suggest that using sweet corn transplants is time and cost effective for small acreage sweet corn production such as CSAs. Vinegar and acetic acid are problematic. Nonselectivity, potential danger in handling, and poor control at low concentrations were all considered significant disadvantages.


HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 599A-599
Author(s):  
K.M. Batal ◽  
D.R. Decoteau ◽  
D.M. Granberry ◽  
B.G. Mullinix ◽  
D.C. Sanders ◽  
...  

Pepper and sweet corn were tested in a rotation with crimson clover and velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) cover crops at different locations in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina from 1995 to 1996. Vegetable production with minimum-till following the cover crops was compared with two different conventional methods (following rye cover or fallow). All minimum-till/cover crop treatments caused reduction of total number of pepper fruit, compared to the conventional methods. Effects on premium grade (Fancy + U.S. #1) were similar to the effects on total fruit. The highest percentage of premium grade was produced by both conventional methods in 1996. Sweet corn responded similarly to these treatments in 1995. However, in 1996, clover plots had corn yields nearly as good as the conventional plots. As in bell pepper, plots with velvet bean cover produced lower yield in 1996. Treatment effects on number of marketable corn were the same as the effects on total ears produced.


EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramdas Kanissery ◽  
Eugene McAvoy ◽  
Richard N. Raid ◽  
Johan Desaeger ◽  
Julian Beuzelin ◽  
...  

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 476d-476
Author(s):  
Gary R. Cline ◽  
Anthony F. Silvernail

A split-plot factorial experiment examined effects of tillage and winter cover crops on sweet corn in 1997. Main plots received tillage or no tillage. Cover crops consisted of hairy vetch, winter rye, or a mix, and N treatments consisted of plus or minus N fertilization. Following watermelon not receiving inorganic N, vetch, and mix cover cropsproduced total N yields of ≈90 kg/ha that were more than four times greater than those obtained with rye. However, vetch dry weight yields (2.7 mg/ha) were only about 60% of those obtained in previous years due to winter kill. Following rye winter cover crops, addition of ammonium nitrate to corn greatly increased (P < 0.05) corn yields and foliar N concentrations compared to treatments not receiving N. Following vetch, corn yields obtained in tilled treatments without N fertilization equaled those obtained with N fertilization. However, yields obtained from unfertilized no-till treatments were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than yields of N-fertilized treatments. Available soil N was significantly (P < 0.05) greater following vetch compared to rye after corn planting. No significant effects of tillage on sweet corn plant densities or yields were detected. It was concluded that no-tillage sweet corn was successful, and N fixed by vetch was able to sustain sweet corn production in tilled treatments but not in no-till treatments.In previous years normal, higher-yielding vetch cover crops were able to sustain sweet corn in both tilled and no-till treatments.


2016 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 758-769
Author(s):  
Jaimie R. West ◽  
Matthew D. Ruark ◽  
Alvin J. Bussan ◽  
Jed B. Colquhoun ◽  
Erin M. Silva

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1945
Author(s):  
Tiare Silvasy ◽  
Amjad A. Ahmad ◽  
Koon-Hui Wang ◽  
Theodore J. K. Radovich

Using local resources and minimizing environmental impacts are two important components of sustainable agriculture. Meat and bone meal (MBM), tankage, is a locally produced organic fertilizer. This study was conducted to investigate the response of sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata Stuart.) and soil water nitrate (NO3-N) concentration to MBM application at two locations, Waimānalo and Poamoho, on the island of O’ahu. The objectives were to determine effects of six application rates (0, 112, 224, 336, 448 and 672 kg N ha−1) and two application timings (preplant and split application) on: (1) sweet corn growth, yield, and quality, and (2) soil water nitrate concentration within and below the root zone. The split-plot was designed as four replicates randomly arranged in a complete block. Plant growth of roots and shoots, yield, and relative leaf chlorophyll content of sweet corn increased with increasing application rates of MBM in both locations. At Poamoho, yield was 13.6% greater in preplant versus split application. Nitrate-nitrogen losses were reduced by 20% at Waimānalo and 40% at Poamoho when MBM was applied in split applications. These findings suggest that MBM is an effective nitrogen source for sweet corn and a split application of MBM may reduce the potential for pollution.


1999 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 934-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Isse ◽  
Angus F. MacKenzie ◽  
Katrine Stewart ◽  
Daniel C. Cloutier ◽  
Donald L. Smith

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris E Bravo-Ureta ◽  
Antonio E. Pinheiro ◽  
Richard A. Ashley

Kultivasi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommy Andhika Laksono ◽  
Nurcahyo Widyodaru Saputro ◽  
Muhammad Syafi’i

Abstract. Sweet corn production in Indonesia can be increased by intensification program, such as the use of superior cultivars, the use of balanced fertilizer, and the use of organic fertilizer. Objective of the research was to study Integrated Crop Management System, that related to use of fermented organic fertilizer (bokashi) which suitable to sweet corn crop, especially in lowland area of Karawang district. The method of research was experiment. The experimental design was Randomized Block Design, that consisted of 16 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments were 4 bokashi dosage (0, 5, 10 and 15 ton ha-1) combined with 4 varieties of F1 sweet corn (Bonanza, Talenta , Secada and Sweet Boy). The data were analyzed using analysis of variance and Duncan multiple-range test at 5%. The results show that bokashi dosage had given difference on plant height, number of leaves per plant, diameter of the stem, weight of ears, number of grain rows, and yield. Dosages of 10 tons ha-1 bokashi gave the best growth and sweet corn yield of Sweet Boy F1 varieties on Integrated Crop Management System. Keywords: Sweet Corn, Bokashi, CMS. Sari. Produksi jagung manis di Indonesia dapat ditingkatkan dengan program intensifikasi, diantaranya dengan penggunaan kultivar unggul, pupuk berimbang, dan pupuk organik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari sistem pengelolaan tanaman terpadu, yang berhubungan dengan penggunaan pupuk orga-nik bokashi yang cocok pada tanaman jagung manis, khususnya di dataran rendah Karawang. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan percobaan. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok, terdiri dari 16 perlakuan dan 3 ulangan. Perlakuan terdiri dari 4 dosis bokashi (0, 5, 10 dan 15 ton ha-1)  yang dikombinasikan dengan 4 varietas jagung manis F1(Bonanza, Talenta , Secada dan Sweet Boy). Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis varians dan uji jarak berganda Duncan pada taraf 5%. Hasil menunjukkan perlakuan dosis bokashi memberikan perbedaan pada tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, diameter batang, berat tongkol, jumlah baris biji, dan hasil. Dosis bokashi 10 ton ha-1 memberikan pertumbuhan dan hasil terbaik jagung manis varietas Sweet Boy pada sistem Pengelolaan Tanaman Terpadu. Kata kunci: Jagung Manis, Bokashi, Pengelolaan Tanaman Terpadu


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
. Dermiyati ◽  
Setyo Dwi Utomo ◽  
Kuswanta Futas Hidayat ◽  
Jamalam Lumbanraja ◽  
Sugeng Triyono ◽  
...  

This study aimed to examine Organonitrofos Plus fertilizer (OP) on sweet corn (Zea mays Saccharata L.) and its effect on changes in soil chemical properties of Ultisols. Organonitrofos Plus fertilizer is an enhancement of Organonitrofos fertilizer enriched with microbes at the beginning of the manufacturing process. Research was conducted in the greenhouse of Integrated Agricultural Laboratory of Lampung University. Treatment applied was a factorial of 4 × 2 × 3 with three replications in a randomized block design. The first factor was the dose of OP fertilizer (0, 10, 20, 30 Mg ha-1), the second factor was the dose of inorganic fertilizers (without inorganic fertilizers, and with inorganic fertilizers, namely Urea 0.44, 0.28 SP-36 and KCl 0.16 Mg ha-1), and the third factor was the dose of biochar (0, 10, 20 Mg ha-1). By a single OP fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, and the interaction between the OP and the inorganic fertilizers increased the weight of dry stover, cob length, cob diameter, cob with husk and cob without husk of corn. OP fertilizers which are applied in Ultisols can improve soil fertility and increase corn production so that OP fertilizer can lessen the use of inorganic fertilizer and can be used as a substitute for inorganic fertilizer. RAE values were highest in treatment of O4K2B2 (30 Mg OP ha-1, with inorganic fertilizer, 10 Mg biochar ha-1) that was equal to 181%, followed by O2K2B3 (10 Mg OP ha-1, with inorganic fertilizer, 20 Mg biochar ha-1 ) with the difference in RAE value of 0.5%. [How to Cite: Dermiyati, SD  Utomo,  KF Hidayat, J Lumbanraja, S Triyono, H Ismono, NE  Ratna, NT Putri dan R Taisa. 2016. Pengujian Pupuk Organonitrofos Plus pada Jagung Manis (Zea mays Saccharata. L) dan Perubahan Sifat Kimia Tanah Ultisols. J Trop Soils 21: 9-17 Doi: 10. 10.5400/jts.2016.21.1.9]


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