Response of Yields and Major Characters of Waxy Corn Hybrids under No-Tillage Practice

무경운 재배에서 찰옥수수 교잡종의 수량 및 주요형질의 반응

Saved labor cost, energy conservation, reduced soil erosion, and increase of emergence rate would be expected from no-tillage cultivation of corn. Few research has been reported on the no-tillage effects for waxy corn hybrid. Five waxy com hybrids were tested under conventional and no-tillage practices to investigate responses of early growth, plant characters, ear characters, fresh yield, and grain yield. Emergence rates under no-tillage were lower than under conventional tillage. Plant heights at early growth stages under no-tillage were higher than those under conventional tillage. Plant height under no-tillage was higher than that under conventional tillage. There were no differences between conventional tillage and no-tillage for ear length, number of kernel rows, number of kernels per row, 100 kernels weight, fresh yield, and grain yield. This result indicates that no-tillage practice might be recommended for practical method for waxy com production. Days to tasseling and silking, plant height, ear height, ear length, and number of kernels per row were correlated with fresh and grain yields.

본 연구는 찰옥수수의 무경운 재배의 가능성을 구명하고자 5개의 찰옥수수 교잡종을 공시하여 경운 재배와 무경운재배에서 풋이삭수량, 종실구량, 및 주요형질의 반응을 조사하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 경운 구에 비하여 무경운구에서는 출현율이 4％ 정도 낮았고, 출웅일수와 출사일수가 다소 빨랐으며, 생육초기와 후기의 초장은 길었다. 2. 이삭길이 및 수량구성요소는 경운구와 무경운구의 차이가 없었으나, 교잡종간에는 유의성이 있었다. 3. 무경운구의 풋이삭수량과 종실수량은 경운구와 차이를 보이지 않아 무경운재배의 가능성을 나타내었다. 4. 출웅일수, 출사일수, 초장, 이삭길이는 풋이삭수량 및 종실수량과 상관관계를 나타내었다.