@article{
author = "Tabaković, Marijenka and Dragicevic, Vesna and Simic, Milena and Brankov, Milan and Štrbanović, Ratibor and Knežević, Jasmina and Oro, Violeta",
year = "2022",
abstract = "This study aimed to determine the influence of sowing dates on
morphological properties and grain yield. The experiment was conducted during
2018 (Y1) and 2019 (Y2) at one location in Serbia (Zemun Polje). Three inbred
lines, produced at the Maize Research Institute (Serbia), were used as the
material. Sowing was set in two terms, earlier 1 April (SD1) and optimal 20
April (SD2). Morphological properties of the cob were measured in the
laboratory conditions: the ear weight (EW), the cob weight (CW), the cob length
(CL), the cob thickness (CT), the 1000 kernel weight (SW), and the grain yield
(GY). The sowing date significantly affected the morphological properties of the
cob (p≤0,05). The interaction of factors also had a significant impact on the
variability of traits. Three-way analysis of variance indicates that SD1Y1
treatment in combination with ZP1 and ZP3 inbred lines has a higher yield (6.28
t ha-1
, 7.05 t ha-1
). Further, the 1000-kernel weight in all three genotypes was
higher in the SD1, ZP1 (324.35 g), ZP2 (329.78 g), and ZP3 (326.55 g). The
earlier sowing date was also favourable for the cob weight. Meteorological
conditions can be more or less stressful for field crops. Adverse weather
conditions can be avoided or reduced by applying different sowing dates.",
publisher = "Banja Luka : University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture",
journal = "Agro-knowledge Journal",
title = "Importance of sowing date optimization for morphological properties and grain yield of maize inbred lines",
volume = "23",
number = "3",
pages = "121-131",
doi = "10.7251/AGREN2203121T"
}