Performance of Maize (Zea mays L.) as Influence by Nutrient Management Practices under Rained Conditions

Author: Towseef A. Hajam, Waseem Raja, Tanveer Ahmad Ahngar, Tariq Sultan, Sabina Nasseer, Sabiya Bashir, Shabeena Majid, Aabiroo Rashid, Mohmmad Aasif Sheikh, Mohammad Salim Mir, Ishfaq Majeed Shah, Mohammad Rafiq Khan and Ejaz Ahmad Parray

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Abstract

Expanding eco-friendly approaches to improve plant growth and crop productivity is of great importance for sustainable agriculture, keeping this in view, a field experiment entitled "Performance of maize (Zea mays L.) as influence by nutrient management practices under rainfed conditions", was carried out at the faculty of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, in the kharif of 2016. The soil of the experiment field was sandy loam in texture with a pH of 6.9, was neutral in reaction, and had medium nitrogen (240 kg/ha), P2O5 (23.2 kg/ha), and K2O (156.80 kg/ha) concentrations. The experiment was laid in RCBD design having nine treatments with three replications. The findings of the experiment revealed that nutrient management practices had a significant impact on growth of maize. Among all the treatments, application of RDF (90 N, 45 P2O5, 20 K2O, 10 ZnSO4) kg/ha + seed inoculation with PSB + KSB resulted in the higher plant height, leaf area index, and accumulation of dry matter as compared to other treatments, while control treatment had lower values for all these growth parameters. It was found that nutrient content and uptake was also significantly influenced by nutrient management practices. Among different nutrient management practices application of RDF (90 N, 45 P2O5, 20 K2O, 10 ZnSO4) kg/ha + seed inoculation with PSB + KSB recorded higher nutrient content (grain + stover) and uptake of maize (uptake of N, P and K)

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Nutrient management, PSB, KSB, growth, nutrient content

Conclusion

Investigations on “Performance of maize (Zea mays L.) as influence by nutrient management practices under rainfed conditions” revealed that application of RDF (90 N, 45 P2O5, 20 K2O, 10 ZnSO4) kg/ha + seed inoculation with PSB + KSB recorded significantly higher plant height, leaf area index, dry matter accumulation and nutrient content and uptake by the crop. In view of this, it may be concluded that for obtaining higher growth and nutrient uptake by the crop, it needs to be fertilized with RDF (90 N, 45 P2O5, 20 K2O, 10 ZnSO4) kg/ha + seed inoculation with PSB + KSB

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Towseef A. Hajam, Waseem Raja, Tanveer Ahmad Ahngar, Tariq Sultan, Sabina Nasseer, Sabiya Bashir, Shabeena Majid, Aabiroo Rashid, Mohmmad Aasif Sheikh, Mohammad Salim Mir, Ishfaq Majeed Shah, Mohammad Rafiq Khan and Ejaz Ahmad Parray (2024). Performance of Maize (Zea mays L.) as Influence by Nutrient Management Practices under Rained Conditions. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(4): 54-58