Effect of Foliar Sprays of Nutrients on Growth, Yield and Quality of Silage Maize (Zea mays L.) Production

Author: Avachar R.P., Ugale N.S., Danawale N.J., Takate A.S. and Chandane V.S.

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Abstract

A field experiment entitled “Effect of foliar sprays of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of silage maize (Zea mays L.) production” was undertaken during rabi season of the 2021 at AICRP on Integrated Farming Systems Farm, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri to assess the Influence of nutrients on growth and yield and quality characters of fodder maize and silage in kharif season. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. There were ten treatments used during the course of the experiment and they are comprised of T1 : (Absolute control), T2 : GRDF (100:50:50 N : P2O5 : K2O kg ha-1 + FYM 5 t ha-1 ), T3 : Two foliar sprays of water, T4 : Two foliar sprays of 19:19:19 @ 1%, T5 :Two foliar sprays of 12:61:00 @ 1%, T6 : Two foliar sprays of 13:00:45 @ 1%, T7 : Two foliar sprays of 00:52:34 @ 1% , T8 : Two foliar sprays of Phule Liquid Micro grade II @ 1% , T9 : Two foliar sprays of chelated Zn-EDTA @ 0.20 %, T10 : Two foliar sprays of chelated Fe-EDTA @ 0.20 % @ 15 and 30 DAS, respectively. The treatment T8 i.e., Two foliar sprays of Phule Liquid Micro grade II @ 1% recorded significantly higher value of green fodder yield (50.92 t ha-1) and silage yield (48.37 t ha-1) followed by treatment T4 i.e., Two foliar sprays of 19:19:19 @ 1% having green fodder yield (49.85 t ha-1) and silage yield (47.35 t ha-1).The treatment T8 i.e., Two foliar sprays of Phule Liquid Micro grade II @ 1% recorded higher gross monetary returns (338590 ` ha-1), net monetary returns (190160 ` ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.28) followed by treatment T4 i.e., Two foliar sprays of 19:19:19 @ 1%. The lowest gross monetary returns (184170 ` ha-1), net monetary returns (87972 ` ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.91) were recorded in treatment T1 i.e., Absolute control. On the basis of one season trial data, it could be concluded that foliar sprays of Phule liquid micrograde-II @ 1% at 30 and 45 days after sowing found beneficial yield contributing characters, yield of green forage and silage and monetary returns of silage

Keywords

Silage, fodder, foliar spray, nutrients, Phule Micrograde-II.

Conclusion

Among all the treatments, the two foliar sprays of Phule Liquid Micrograde II @ 1% found superior in terms of yield of fodder and silage. The cost of cultivation was low in absolute control followed by GRDF (100:50:50 kg ha-1 N: P2O5: K2O + FYM 5 t ha-1 but the maximum net monetary return (1,90,160 ` ha-1) and B : C ratio (2.28) was observed in two foliar sprays of Phule Liquid Micrograde II @ 1%. On the basis of one season trial data, it could be concluded that foliar sprays of Phule liquid micrograde-II @ 1% or water soluble fertilizer 19:19:19 @ 1% at 30 and 45 days after sowing found beneficial in yield contributing characters, yield of green forage and silage and monetary returns of silage

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How to cite this article

Avachar R.P., Ugale N.S., Danawale N.J., Takate A.S. and Chandane V.S. (2024). Effect of Foliar Sprays of Nutrients on Growth, Yield and Quality of Silage Maize (Zea mays L.) Production. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(5): 34-37.