Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during kharif season of 2008. Six genotypes viz., FH-3438, VL Baby Corn, Vivek Hybrid-17, HIM-129, Parkash and HM-4 were evaluated for their yield and yield attributes of baby corn (Zea mays L.). Significantly higher baby corn yield without husk was recorded in Vivek Hybrid-17 (16.04 q/ha), which was at par with VL Baby Corn (15.26 q/ha). The highest green fodder yield (266.93 q/ha) was recorded in hybrid Parkash and it was higher than all other genotypes. The baby corn length was highest in HM-4 (8.50 cm). Genotypes VL Baby Corn, FH-3438 and Parkash exhibited less girth 3.92, 4.10 and 4.10 cm, respectively, in comparison to HM-4 (4.30 cm) and Vivek Hybrid-17 (4.27 cm). VL Baby Corn produced more babies per plant (2.65) as compared to other genotypes. However, it was at par with Parkash (2.52) and Vivek Hybrid-17 (2.40).