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Study on the Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Fertility of Baby Corn (Zea mays L.)

Author: M. Shiva Prasad, J. Srinivas, J. Cheena, M. Sreenivas and B. Naveen Kumar

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Abstract

A field experiment on integrated nutrient management on soil fertility of baby corn (Zea mays L.) was carried out during rabi from December, 2022 to March, 2023 at College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with seven treatments in three replications. There are significant differences, which were observed in all the treatments. Among the seven treatments evaluated the revealed that the maximum available nitrogen (270.39 kg/ha), phosphorous (31.56 kg/ha) and potassium (276.13 kg/ha) in the soil after harvesting were recorded in treatment T3 (75 % RDF + FYM (5 t/ha) + Vermicompost (1.5 t/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha)), maximum soil pH (7.41) in T1 (75 % RDF + FYM (10 t/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha)) and maximum EC (1.66 dS/m) was recorded in T7 (100 % RDF (150: 50: 50)). The incorporation of soil with additional organic manures such as Azotobacter treated Vermicompost and FYM along with 75% RDF resulted in the high productivity of baby corn.

Keywords

Baby corn, Integrated Nutrient Management, Treatments, Soil fertility and Yield

Conclusion

It could be concluded from the present investigation that, integrated nutrient management significantly influenced the soil fertility in baby corn (COBC-1). Among the different levels of integrated nutrient management maximum soil fertility parameters of baby corn was obtained from treatment T3 (75 % RDF + FYM (5 t/ha) + Vermicompost (1.5 t/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha) even second highest treatment T2 (75 % RDF + Vermicompost (3 t/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha) is also found better after the treatment T3.

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How to cite this article

M. Shiva Prasad, J. Srinivas, J. Cheena, M. Sreenivas and B. Naveen Kumar (2023). Study on the Performance of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Fertility of Baby Corn (Zea mays L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 544-547.