Table 1

Table 1. Yield of sweet corn at different within-row plant spacings, R. C. Hatton, Inc., Prewitt Village (USSC), Belle Glade, FL, Spring 2001. ^z
Spacing		Plants per acre		% plant stand	No. unhusked ears^y	Avg. unhusk ear wt. (lbs.)	No. of plants	Ears		% plts. market ears	Market ears/acre	Crates/A		Crate wt.		At 42 lbs/cr
Desired	Actual	Desired	Acutal	% plant stand	No. unhusked ears^y	Avg. unhusk ear wt. (lbs.)	No. of plants	Total^x	Market	% plts. market ears	Market ears/acre	60 ears	54 ears	60 ears	54 ears	Crate per acre	Ears per crate
A&C 945
9	10.2	23231	20522	88.3	19.3	0.82	26.5	25	24	91	18586	310	344	49.3	44.3	364	51.2
8	8.9	26136	23522	90	17.8	0.77	27	25.5	24.5	91	21344	356	395	46.3	41.6	391	54.5
7	7.8	29870	26881	90	16.3	0.68	27	27	24	89	23894	398	443	40.5	36.5	384	61.8
6	6.9	34848	30202	86.7	18	0.67	26	25	23	88	26717	445	495	40.2	36.2	424	62.7
Rogers 9686
9	9.1	23231	23077	99.3	29.3	0.87	29.8	29.8	29.3	98	22651	378	420	51.9	46.7	468	48.3
8	8.5	26136	24665	94.3	27	0.81	28.3	27.8	26.3	93	22869	381	424	48.5	43.6	441	51.9
7	6.8	29870	30864	103	29.5	0.74	31	30.5	28.5	92	28375	473	526	44.1	39.7	497	56.8
6	6	34848	34848	100	27.5	0.69	30	29	25	83	29040	484	538	41.4	37.3	478	60.9
A&C Ss8102 BC
9	9.4	23231	22303	96	28	0.76	28.8	28.3	27.5	96	21296	355	394	45.4	40.9	384	55.3
8	8	26136	26136	100	28.8	0.73	30	29.8	27.8	92	24176	403	448	44	39.6	422	57.5
7	7	29870	29669	99.3	28.8	0.7	29.8	29.5	28	94	27877	465	516	42.2	37.9	466	60
6	6.2	34848	33686	96.7	28.5	0.69	29	28.5	27.8	96	32234	537	597	41.1	37	527	60.9
Average
9	9.5	23231	21967	94.6	25.5	0.82	28.4	27.7	26.9	95	20844	348	386	48.9	44	405	51.2
8	8.4	26136	24771	94.8	24.5	0.77	28.4	27.7	26.2	92	22796	380	422	46.2	41.6	418	54.5
7	7.2	29870	29138	97.5	24.9	0.71	29.3	29	26.8	92	26715	445	495	42.3	38	449	59.2
6	6.4	34848	32912	94.4	24.7	0.68	28.3	27.5	25.3	89	29330	489	543	40.9	36.8	476	61.8

945	8.45	28521	25282	88.8	17.9	0.74	26.6	25.6	23.9	90	22635	377	419	44.1	39.6	391	56.8
Rogers	7.6	28521	28364	99.2	28.3	0.78	29.8	29.3	27.3	92	25734	429	477	46.5	41.8	471	53.8
8102BC	7.65	28521	27949	98	28.5	0.72	29.4	29	27.8	95	26396	440	489	43.2	38.8	449	58.3
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z Seeded 22 Feb 2001 on R. C. Hatton, Prewitt Village Location, Belle Glade, FL. Average of 4 replications on 30 inch row spacing. Mid-silk occurred 15-21 April (52 to 58 days after seeding). Ears harvested 8 - 11 May (75-78 days after planting). ^y Number of ears which were weighed. Ears not weighed included those with bird damage (mostly A&C 945) and undeveloped or immature ears. ^x Including undeveloped or immature ears.