Effects Of Planting Dates On Maize Yield Performance

Abstract

The experiment has a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Maize of the BARI Hybrid Butta-09 variety was used in the experiment, and the sowing dates ranged from the third (S1) and fourth (S2) weeks of October through the first (S3), second (S4), third (S5), and fourth (S6) weeks of November and the first (S7), second (S8), and third (S9) weeks of December. The yields from each planting date were drastically varied. This research found a very significant inverse relationship between the timing of planting and the subsequent harvest of maize grain. Taking into account all of the relevant factors, the first week of November might be suggested to the maize producer as the optimal planting date for optimal maize production. The second week of November may also be recommended as a backup best sowing date in case the second crop of cropping pattern is unavailable or impractical in the field. Based on these findings, it seems that February 25 is the best day to plant maize in the semi-arid climate of Sargodha, and that the optimal Maize hybrid for these circumstances is DK-6142.