Influences of Crop Geometry and Nitrogen Application on Growth, Yield, Fodder Value, and Quality of Baby Corn: A Review

Baby corn is a specialty corn that has been harvested at the 2-3 cm long silk emergence stage, just before fertilization, and is wholly edible. Within 65-75 days following sowing, baby corn produces sweet, juicy, and delectable green cobs. The most crucial agronomic measures for the increased productivity of baby corn are crop geometry and nitrogen application. Crop geometry determines the number of plants per unit area thereby influencing growth, baby corn and fodder yield and quality. N influences numerous functions in plants including photosynthetic metabolism and associated baby corn and fodder yield as well as quality. The majority of studies have found that baby corn grows and yields better in closer crop geometries than in wider crop geometries due to more effective resource use and solar radiation absorption. However, because there were fewer plants, quality attributes were greater in larger geometries. Additionally, it has been noted that increasing the nitrogen application level causes baby corn to grow, yield, and improve in quality. However, responses to nitrogen application levels varied for yield and quality parameters.