International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 2
First page : (711) Last page : (717)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2645

Efficient Nutrient Management for High Crop Yield and Quality in Maize Crop

V. K. Trivedi*, Sushil Dimree, Ravi Kumar Meena, and Gautamveer Chauhan
Department  of  Soil Science  & Agril. Chemistry C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur U.P., India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: vivektrivedi002@gmail.com
Received: 6.03.2017  |  Revised: 12.03.2017   |  Accepted: 14.03.2017  

ABSTRACT

The field experiment on maize crop was conducted at research farm of C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur, during Kharif season 2015-16 and 2016-17.  The doses of experiment were Control, 100% NPK , 100% NPK+ S40, 100% NPK + Zn5, 100% NPK+S40 +Zn5, 125% NPK, 125% NPK + S40, 125% NPK + Zn5, 125% NPK + S40 + Zn5 and 150% NPK. The results showed that the grain yield of maize first year (2015) varied from 14.33 to 30.78 q ha-1 and in second year (2016) varied from 14.85 to 32.80 q ha-1 and the straw yield of maize first year (2015) varied from 38.91 to 81.10 q ha-1 and in second year (2016) varied from 39.48 to 82.13 q ha-1 . It was noted the N uptake in maize grain varied from 18.62 to 50.09 kg ha-1 and 19.45 to 57.07 kg ha-1, P from 3.86 to 10.46 kg ha-1 and 4.15 to 11.45 kg ha-1, K from 39.55 to 116.34 kg ha-1 and 41.13 to 124.64 kg ha-1, S from 4.72 to 14.15 and 5.04 to 15.74 kg ha-1, Zn from 343.92 g to 923.40 g100kg-1 and 360.11 g to 1000.40 g100kg-1  in first and second years, respectively. It was noted the N uptake in maize straw varied from 13.68 to 46.22 kg ha-1 and 14.60 to 47.63 kg ha-1, P from 4.30 to 10.54 kg ha-1 and 4.34 to 11.49 kg ha-1, K from 68.81 to 208.42 kg ha-1 and 69.87 to 211.89 kg ha-1, S from 8.21 to 18.65 and 8.29 to 21.35 kg ha-1, Zn from 1231.65 g to 3649.50 g100kg-1 and 1273.23 g to 3757.44 g100kg-1 in first and second years, respectively. The protein content varied from 6.73 to 7.94% and 6.66 to 8.01%, oil from 6.53 to 7.59% and 6.61 to 7.80%, lysine from 21.2 to 33.20 mg/100g and 21.4 to 34.53 mg/100g in first and second years, respectively. The dose of 125% NPK+S40+Zn5 were found most suitable in respect of crop yield, nutrient content, uptake of nutrient and quality of maize except lysine content in maize.

Key words: Maize, Nutrient, Grain, Crop, NPK

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Cite this article: Trivedi, V. K., Dimree, S., Meena, R.K. and Chauhan, G., Efficient Nutrient Management for High Crop Yield and Quality in Maize Crop, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(2): 711-717 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2645