Corn hybrids productivity depending in spatial distribution in the seeding line

Abstract

Spatial uniformity in the distance between plants at the sowing line and at the time of emergence is fundamental to reach high productive ceilings in maize crop. The present work aimed to evaluate the yield of two maize hybrids as a function of the spatial distribution in the sowing line. The experiment was conducted in Cambé-PR, Brazil, in the second corn crop in 2016. Formula TL (Syngenta) and 2A401 Pw (Dow) maize hybrids were evaluated. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four replications. The experimental unit consisted of four lines of six meters in length and 0.70 m of line spacing. Five treatments (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grouped plants) were performed, characterized by the spatial distribution in the sowing line. The data were subjected to analysis of variance by the F test using SISVAR software and the comparison of means was performed by Tukey test. There is genetic variability for grain yield regarding plant distribution in the sowing line. In the broken plants component the two hybrids studied presented similar percentage, and more marked differences in the bedridden variable. The Formula hybrid were able to compensate for the spaces left by the unevenness in the sowing line.