01582naa a2200217 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000240006024500650008426000090014952009840015865000180114265000120116065000130117265300140118565300270119965300140122670000170124070000160125777300910127312126792011-03-15       2003    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aRODRIGUES, L. R. F.  aBaby corn single-cross hybrids yield in two plant densities.  c2003  aTwo experiments were carried out in order to evaluate the effect of plant density on baby corn yield. The traits evaluated were: plant height, ear height, number of ears/plot, weight length, and diameter of husked and dehusked ears of 21 hybrids, 13 inbred lines, and one commercial control. The experiments were set up´in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The experimental plots consisted of rows with 25 and 50 plants, 5-m long, 0.90 m apart, in densities 1 and 2, respectively. The analysis of variance showed that plant densities significantly affected all traits (P&lt0.05), except for plant height and weight of husked ears. Tge hybrid 27Ax31B had the best performance in the density of 55,000 plants/ha, for husked and dehusked ears yield, while the 27Ax29B hybrid was better under 110,000 plants/ha, taking the same traits into consideration. The hybrids did not overcome  the husked and dehusked ears yield of inbred 27A in both plant densities.  aplant density  aHibrido  aZea Mays  aBaby corn  aDensidade populacional  aMinimilho1 aSILVA, N. da1 aMORI, E. S.  tCrop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, Londrinagv. 3, n. 2, p. 177-184, Sept. 2003.