EMERGENT LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH - Vol 8, Issue 1, Published on 30, June 2022

Pages: 28-34
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Integrated Nutrient Management influencing the yield and growth of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central India

Author: Sanjay Kumar, Joy Dawson, Manoj Kumar, Shailendra Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Brijesh Kumar

Category: Research Article

Abstract:

Increasing worldwide demand for food items with limited per capita land for cropping will be a major challenge. Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the world's most important cereal crops, second only to wheat and rice. To increase crop output and maintain soil health, Integrated Nutrient Management combines chemical fertilizers with organic manures through a biological process. An integrated plant nutrient supply system could aid in achieving balanced fertilization goals, which would improve the soil's physicochemical qualities on a long-term basis. The treatment T₂ (100 percent N₂ through Urea + Boron @ 3 kg. ha^-1) has emerged superior over other treatments and shows better growth, yield, followed by T₁₄ (50 percent N₂ through Urea + 25 percent N₂ through FYM + 25 percent N₂ through Azotobactor @ 3 kg. ha^-1), while the treatment T₄ (50 percent N₂ through Urea + 25 percent N₂ through FYM + 25 percent N₂ through Azotobactor @ 3 kg. ha^-1).

Keywords: inorganic fertilizer, maize, organic manures, soil health

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.31783/elsr.2022.812834