Heat unit utilization of kharif maize in transitional zone of Karnataka

• Published in: Journal of agrometeorology Vol. 13; no. 1
• Main Authors: G. K. GIRIJESH, A. S. KUMARA SWAMY, S. SREEDHAR, M. DINESH KUMAR, T. S. VAGEESH, K. S. RAJASHEKARAPPA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of agrometeorologists 01.06.2011
• Subjects: GDD; heat use efficiency; helio-thermal units; maize

A field experiment was carried out during kharif seasons of 2005 and 2006 to study the effect of heat and thermal unit use of maize cultivars in red sandy loam soil at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Shimoga (Karnataka, India). The experiment consisted of three dates of sowing viz., first fortn...