Journal Of Biotechnology And Crop Science

  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 15

Integrated nutrient management improves maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Bamin Nampi1, Chowlani Manpoong2,*, Avinash Sharma1, Babita Tamuli3, Rashmi Rekha Boruah1, Chandresh Kumar Singh2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Sep 16, 2023
  • Page Number: 188 to 192

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

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.

Keywords

Cowdung, Growth, Organic manure, Yield, Zea mays