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Agriculture · Q208

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 208

Q208

Critical stage of maize crop is

A.
Milking stage
B.
Silking stage
Answer
C.
Tasseling stage
D.
Dough stage

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The critical stages of maize plantation are the Early vegetative, tasselling and silking stage but the most critical is the silking stage when the plant needs almost care about irrigation and nutrients. Corn is extremely sensitive to any stress which limits photosynthetic capacity if not taken care of at critical stages.