Integrated nutrient management improves maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh Nampi Bamin1, Manpoong Chowlani2,*, Sharma Avinash1, Tamuli Babita3, Boruah Rashmi Rekha1, Singh Chandresh Kumar2 1Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai-792103, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur-495009, Chhattisgarh, India 3Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Cachar-788025, Assam, India *Email: chowlani18@gmail.com
Online Published on 16 September, 2023. Abstract An experiment was conducted in 2019-20 to study the performance of different integrated nutrient treatments in maize at the Agricultural Research Farm of Arunachal University. Eight (08) different combinations of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers were evaluated in three replications under randomized block design and results were found significant for all characters among these treatments. All treatment exhibited considerable variation in their performance for most of the parameters. Better growth and yield parameters in terms of plant height, number of leaves, days to 50% tasseling, ear length, ear diameter, number of cobs, weight of cobs, number of seeds per cob and grain yield were noticed in all treatments. Among all the treatments, T7 (Cowdung + NPK) enhanced maize yield and nutrient uptake compared to other treatments and hence, this combination may be recommended to farmers of Namsai region. Top Keywords Cowdung, Growth, Organic manure, Yield, Zea mays. Top |