Effect of a bioproduct application in early stages of corn (Zea mays L.) cultivation

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Yaisys Blanco-Valdes
Omar Enrique Cartaya-Rubio
Iván Castro-Lizazo
Meylen Espina-Nápoles

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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the QuitoMax® application effectiveness in early stages of corn (Zea mays L.) crop development. The first experiment consisted of evaluating QuitoMax® effect on the germination stage, for which germination was evaluated on petri dishes, sowing 10 corn seeds of the Jíbaro cultivar/plate. These were moistened with 1 mL of QuitoMax®/seed with different concentrations (treated groups) or distilled water (control). The concentrations were: 0.05, 0.5 and 1 g L-1 of QuitoMax®. The second experiment consisted of different forms of QuitoMax® application, in early stages of corn crop, for which sowing was carried out in polyethylene bags, seeds were embedded and the best QuitoMax® concentrations found in the previous trial were applied foliarly. Germination, stem and root length, plant height and plant dry mass were evaluated. Result analysis showed a better response of plants when they received the combination of seed imbibition with QuitoMax® foliar spraying at a concentration of 1 g L-1.

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Blanco-Valdes, Y., Cartaya-Rubio, O. E., Castro-Lizazo, I., & Espina-Nápoles, M. (2022). Effect of a bioproduct application in early stages of corn (Zea mays L.) cultivation. Cultivos Tropicales, 42(4), e10. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/1619
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