In recent time, sweet corn (Zea mays L.) is gaining popularity as a healthy snack item, both in urban & rural areas due to its high sugar and low starch content. There are diversified reports regarding effect of plant nutrients on growth and yield of sweet corn. | 2020 9 6 3325-3331 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 6 2020 Journal homepage http Review Article https Performance of Sweet Corn under Different Fertility Levels - A Review . Sahoo and M. Mohanty Directorate of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha India Corresponding author ABSTRACT In recent time sweet corn Zea mays L. is gaining popularity as a healthy snack item both in urban amp rural areas due to its high sugar and low starch Keywords content. There are diversified reports regarding effect of plant nutrients on growth and yield of sweet corn. Application of fertilizer considerably Sweet corn Fertility Level Yield improves various yield attributes such as number of ears per plant number Quality Economics of kernel per cob and kernel weight due to promotion of physiological Article Info activities in the plant. Sweet corn production is more influenced by nitrogen as compared with other nutrients. Depending upon location Accepted cultivar and season of cultivation sweet corn responds up to 150 75 50 kg 26 May 2020 Available Online N P2O5 K2O ha to obtain more yield of green cob and green fodder. 10 June 2020 Fertilizer management affects the quality of sweet corn through variation in content of protein sugar and starch in the grain. The maximum net profit was recorded up to a fertility level of 150 50 60 kg N P2O5 K2O ha. Introduction areas because of its high sugar and low starch content Game et al. 2017 . Corn Zea mays L. is a versatile crop which is broadly used for human food animal feed Among various crop management practices fodder and industrial raw material. Recently nutrient application plays an important role in the specialty corns such as baby corn and determining the quality and yield of sweet sweet corn have emerged as alternate food corn.
