Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Zsuzsa DOMOKOS, Alina ȘIMON, Adrian CECLAN, Camelia URDĂ, Marcel Matei DUDA
Maize, one of our country's most widespread field crops, is also the most exposed to atmospheric and soil drought, which is pronounced in the summer months. The following experimental variants were initiated and tested in this context: early sowing, sowing during the optimal period, and after the optimal period. The evolution of precipitation fluctuated over months and years. The studies focused on the influence of the sowing season on the duration of the growing cycle of maize grains in the area of the Research and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Tg. Mures (R.D.S.C.B. Tg. Mures). According to the data recorded in the 2018-2021 agricultural years, the studied hybrids responded well to early sowing, and each delay reduced the duration of the growing cycle in sowing. Early sowings increased the period from sowing to plant emergence but did not reduce the germination and the population density of the crop. Alternatively, late sowings reduced the number of days to physiological maturity producing higher humidity content in grain at harvest and taller plants.
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