Effect of Integrated Approach on Growth and Yield Attributes of Maize

P. Nandini *

Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, PJTS Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

P. Laxminarayana

Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, PJTS Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

K. Bhanu Rekha

Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, PJTS Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

T. Anjaiah

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, PJTS Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

The investigation was carried out in sandy loam soils at college farm, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad during kharif, 2019. From results it can be concluded that growth parameters which were recorded at 30 days after sowing (DAS), Knee-high stage, 60 DAS and at harvest like SPAD, leaf area and at flowering parameters like days to 50% tasseling and silking were shown highest in treatment T5-RDF + FYM enrichment with 50 kg ZnSO4 ha-1 and also it was on par with T7-RDF + ZSB (1kg/100 kg FYM) + 0.2% Foliar spray of ZnSO4 (Knee-high and Tasseling stages). Similar trends has been recorded in case of yield attributes like number of rows cob-1, number of kernels row-1, total no. of kernels cob-1, kernels weight cob-1 and test weight.

Keywords: FYM, yield attributes, zinc, ZSB, ZnSO4, SPAD


How to Cite

Nandini, P., P. Laxminarayana, K. Bhanu Rekha, and T. Anjaiah. 2021. “Effect of Integrated Approach on Growth and Yield Attributes of Maize”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 11 (11):9-16. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130512.