One third of the world population is reported to be at the risk of zinc malnutrition due to inadequate dietary intake of zinc. A field experiment entitled “Performance of sweet corn hybrids (Zea mays saccharata) as influenced by soil and foliar application of zinc” was conducted during kharif 2018 at the Experimental Farm of the Division of Agronomy, Wadura, SKUAST-K. The experiment comprised of two factors with three sweet corn hybrids, viz., Sugar 75, FSCH 75 and CMVL SC and four zinc levels, viz., soil application of ZnSO4 @ 20 kg ha-1, soil application of ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSO4 (0.5%) foliar spray at knee high stage, soil application of ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSO4 (0.5%) foliar spray at tasseling stage and ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSB @ 200 ml/kg of seed laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results of the experiment revealed that among different sweet corn hybrids, Sugar 75 produced significantly higher growth parameters, viz., plant height, leaf area index, dry matter accumulation and mean crop growth rate compared to other sweet corn hybrids whereas FSCH 75 recorded significantly lowest growth parameters. Among different zinc levels, soil applied ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSO4 (0.5%) foliar spray at knee high stage recorded significantly higher growth parameters whereas soil applied ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSB @ 200 ml/kg of seed recorded lowest growth parameters.

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From the findings of the present investigation it can be concluded that in order to achieve better growth of sweet corn, The hybrid Sugar-75 applied with recommended dose of fertilizer along with the application of ZnSO4 @ 15 Kg ha-1 (soil) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) Spray at knee high stage is suitable

Altaf Hussain Lone, Tahir Ahmad Sheikh, Tanveer Ahmad Ahngar, Bilal Ahmad Lone, Zahoor Ahmad Baba, Showkat Maqbool, Mohd Salim Mir, Zahida Rashid, A. A Saad, Waseem Raja, Z. A Dar and Sabeena Nasseer (2022). Growth of Sweet Corn Hybrids (Zea mays saccharata) as Influenced by Soil and Foliar Application of Zinc. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(2): 587-593.