Lateral Spacing Affect on Yield and Quality Attributes of Drip-Irrigated Sweet Corn

This study was conducted to determine optimum lateral spacing fordrip-irrigated sweet corn. For this purpose, three different drip irrigation systems were planned. Irrigation treatments consisted of two different plant row spacings (standart 0.70 m and one narrow one wide rowspacing, 45-95-45 cm) and two different lateral spacings, (0.70 m and1.40 m). Effects of different lateral spacing on sweet corn yield andquality parameters were investigated. In the calculation of irrigationwater, the percentage of wetted area is taken as 75%. Different lateraldesigns had significant effects on yields. The maximum fresh cob yieldand single cob weight was obtained from a lateral line for each plantrow. The differences in cob yields of the other two treatments (the oneswith a lateral line for two plant rows) were not found to be significant.