Impact Assessment of various Tillage and Earthing up Practises on Available Nutrient Status and Productivity of Maize Crop (Zea mays L.) in Uttarakhand's Tarai Region

Author: Anil Nath*, Naresh Malik , Rakesh Kumar , Arvind Kumar and Samarth Tewari

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Abstract

However, the soil and climatic conditions of India are favourable for cultivation of maize but still India lacks behind many countries in terms of yield and productivity of maize. India accounts for only 2.5 percent of global maize production. India's maize productivity is roughly half that of the global average, one-fifth that of the United States, and less than half that of China. In order to increase the production of maize per unit area, it is very important to focus on such practices which improve the yield rather than clearing more land for cultivation. Maize being a highly sensitive crop requires careful selection of agronomic practices such as tillage and intercultural operations like earthing up for its proper growth and development. Tillage, nutrient and water supply, delay in intercultural operations, weeds etc. are the major factors which affects the yield potential of maize. For the assessment of the effects of various tillage and earthing up practises on available nutrien

Keywords

Maize yield, available NPK, deep tillage, Pant fertilizer band placement and earthing machine.

Conclusion

Based on the findings of the current investigation, it was determined that the performance of maize crop in the farmer’s field can be improved by shifting from conventional methods of planting to more advanced techniques like subsoiler and problems associated with manual earthing up practices can be overcome by mechanized earthing up which will help in increasing the yield and net returns of farmers. Maize crops can be grown using deep tillage and earthing up with a Pant fertilizer band placement cum earthing machine to improve soil nutrient status and maize productivity in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand, and this can be replicated throughout the Indo Gangetic plains of India. The Pant fertilizer band placement cum earthing machine is an excellent choice for interculture operations such as earthing up in maize crop to improve soil fertility and maize crop productivity.

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Anil Nath, Naresh Malik, Rakesh Kumar, Arvind Kumar and Samarth Tewari (2022). Impact Assessment of Various Tillage and Earthing up Practises on Available Nutrient Status and Productivity of Maize Crop (Zea mays L.) in Uttarakhand's Tarai Region. Biologic