International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 2
First page : (567) Last page : (574)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6424

Effect of Solid and Liquid Organic Manures on Growth, Yield and Economics of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. Var. Saccharata Sturt) under south Gujarat condition

Khuwaja Safiullah*, Asmatullah Durani, Hashmatullah Durrani and Mahammad Akbar Ansari

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. N.M.C.A.
Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: khuja.safi@gmail.com
Received: 25.03.2018 | Revised: 21.04.2018   | Accepted: 26.04.2018  

 

 ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2016-17 at Organic Farm (F block), Aspee College of Horticulture and Forestry Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari Gujarat. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomizes Block Design, comprising fifteen treatment combinations. The results indicated that application of 100% RDN through Nadep compost (O1) significantly increased plant height, stem girth, cob length, cob girth, cob weight/plant, green cob (15801 kg/ha) and fodder  (19628 kg/ha) yield and was statistically on par with treatment O2 (75% RDN through Nadep compost) except stem girth. Similarly, significantly higher plant height, cob weight/plant, green cob (16145 kg/ha) and fodder (20068 kg/ha) yield; cob length and cob and stem girth were noted with application of Jeevamrut (L1), Panch gavya (L3) and Sanjeevak (L4) @ 600 L/ha, respectively. The protein content in sweet corn grain was not significantly affected either by different levels of Nadep compost or liquid organics. Significantly higher total reducing (3.20%) and non reducing (19.54%) sugar content in sweet corn grain was recorded under the treatment O1 while, in case of liquid organics significantly higher total reducing (3.19%) and non reducing sugar (19.57%) content were recorded under the treatments L3 and L1, receiving Panch gavya and Jeevamrut @ 600 L/ha.

Key words: Sweet corn, Growth, Yield, Solid, Liquid organics.

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Cite this article: Safiullah, K., Durani, A., Durrani, H. and Akbar, M., Effect of Solid and Liquid Organic Manures on Growth, Yield and Economics of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. Var. Saccharata Sturt) under South Gujarat Condition, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(2): 567-574 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6424