Growth, Yield and Nutrient Status in Soil of Summer Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.) as Influenced by Residual Effect of INM and Direct Application of Varying Fertility Levels
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at the College Farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during the rabi and summer seasons of 2018 and 2019to study the residual effect of integrated nutrient management treatments imposed in preceding chickpea on succeeding fodder maize crop. The treatments in rabi chickpea consisted of viz., T1 - 100% RDF (20 N + 40 P2O5 + 00 K2O kg/ha), T2 - 75% RDF, T3 - 100% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB, T4 - 75% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB, T5- control. These treatments were replicated four times in randomized block design.Insucceding summer season, each main plotwas splitted into four sub-plots for fodder maize with treatments consisting of varying fertility levels viz., S1 - 100% RDF (80 N + 40 P2O5 + 00 K2O kg/ha), S2 - 75% RDF, S3 - 50% RDF and S4 - control to fodder maize resulting in twenty treatment combinations replicated four times in split plot design. Treatments 100% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB (T3), 100 % RDF(T1) and 75% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB(T4) showed significantly improvement in growth and yield attributes, yields and available nutrient status in soilin fodder maize. Among the four fertility levels directly applied in fodder maize, application of 100% RDF (S1) significantly highest all growth and yield attributes, available nutrient status in soil.
Authors: H. A. Patel, J. D. Thanki
Institution: Navsari Agricultural University
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3133071313