3.2 Yield and Yield Components of Baby Corn
3.2.1 Effects of Variety on the Yield and Yield Components of Baby Corn
Number of ear plant-1 of baby corn varieties differed significantly among the varieties (Table 3). The maximum
ears plant-1 (2.2) was recorded in Hybrid Baby Corn-271 and the minimum (1.4) was in Shuvra. Length of ear
also varied significantly having the longest ear (10.8 cm) in Shuvra and the shortest (9.6 cm) in BARI sweet
corn-1 (Table 3). Performance of baby corn varieties was statistically significant in case of ear diameter (Table
3). The maximum ear diameter (1.7 cm) was found in Shuvra and minimum (1.4 cm) was found in Khoibhutta
which was statistically similar to Hybrid Baby Corn-1. Significantly highest corn yield without husk (1.9 t ha-1)
was obtained from BARI sweet corn-1 which was statistically similar to Hybrid Baby Corn-271 (1.8 t ha-1) and
Khoibhutta (1.8 t ha-1) and the minimum ear yield (1.7 t ha-1) without husk was recorded in Shuvra. The ear yield