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Baby corn (Zea mays L.) consists of unfertilized young ears harvested at silkemergence. The 2011 study was a culmination of four successive years of productionand evaluation of baby corn at Western Kentucky University (36.93 N, 86.47 W). Theobjective was to compare the effect of tassel removal on baby corn (BC) production onfour cultivars of corn, two field (‘N77P-3000GT’, ‘N68B-3000GT’) and two sweet(‘Silver Queen’, ‘Peaches N Cream’). Results indicated that tassel removal gavesignificant increases (P<0.01) of BC ears across harvests (H) and cultivars; however, the effect was not consistent over treatments. For harvests, the difference due to detasseling was significant (P<0.05) for H2 and H3, but not significant (P>0.05) for H1 or H4. For cultivars, numerical values were higher for detasseled than non-detasseled treatments in the first three harvests for each cultivar, but significant (P<0.05) only for ‘Peaches n’ Cream’. Quality of BC from both tassel treatments decreased in H3 and H4. Based upon the increased number of ears resulting from detasseling, additional labor costs would be more than covered. Baby corn has excellent potential as a niche crop for producers and consumers in Central Kentucky.

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb. 24, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dissertation advisor: Dr. Georgia Davis. Vita Includes bibliographical references.

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An experiment was undertaken to determine the effect of tillage and fertilizer on silage and grain corn production and on soil properties as well as to develop a crop yield model. Conventional, reduced, and zero tillage treatments in combination with inorganic or organic (cattle dairy manure) fertilizer treatments were applied yearly on a clay and a sandy loam soil from 1982 to 1986. The best yields were obtained for the combination of zero or reduced-till and inorganic fertilizers. Zero-till resulted in increased soil density and soil water content and a slight accumulation of P and K in the surface layer of the clay soil. Manure improved soil physical properties especially when combined with zero-till, but resulted in lower N availability to the plants. The factors that limited plant yield in the clay site were plant population, soil nitrate content, bulk density and soil water content. Plant population was the only limiting factor in the sandy loam site. A simplified method for predicting corn yields under different management practices was developed.

Graduation date: 1954

Thesis (M.Sc.(Consumer Science)) -- University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Western Kentucky University, 2008. / Tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on June 17, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Copenhagen, 1941. / "Resumé" in Danish: p. [303]-307. Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-315).