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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 3
First page : (282) Last page : (301)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6379

Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield Attributes and Yield of Maize and Wheat in Maize-Wheat Cropping System
in Mid Hills of Himachal Pradesh

Karan Verma¹*, A.D. Bindra¹, Janardan Singh¹, S.C. Negi¹, Naveen Datt², Usha Rana³ and Sandeep Manuja^1
1Department of Agronomy, Forages and Grassland Management,
²Department of soil science, 3Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences
COA, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh- 176062 India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: karanverma2123@gmail.com
Received: 5.04.2018 | Revised: 11.05.2018 | Accepted: 19.05.2018  

 

 ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted for two consecutive years from kharif (2015) to rabi (2016-17) at the experimental farm of Department of Agronomy, Forages and Grassland Management,CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur. Experiment laid out in randomized block design with three replications comprising seven treatments i.e. 50% nitrogen through FYM + 50% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer; 50% nitrogen through fortified vermicompost + 50% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer; 50% nitrogen through vermicompost + 50% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer; 25% nitrogen through FYM + 75% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer; 25% nitrogen through fortified vermicompost + 75% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer; 25% nitrogen through vermicompost + 75% nitrogen through inorganic fertilizer and recommended dose of NPK through inorganic fertilizer and three treatments i.e. 50% (recommended dose of NPK through inorganic fertilizers; 75% RDF and 100% RDF. All the seven treatments given to maize crop will act as main plot treatments for wheat during rabi season. Plant growth and yield attributes as well as yield were recorded. Integrated organics and inorganics application to maize significantly improved the growth, yield attributes, grain and stover yield of maize at par with 100% inorganics. Treatments receiving organics for substituting 25% N either through fortified vermicompost or vermicompost (T5 and T6) gave higher numerical values among the organics and inorganics combinations. Residual effects on wheat growth, yield and yield attributes were not significant. Fertilizer application to wheat with 100% NPK significantly enhanced wheat growth, yield and yield attributes.

Key words: Integrated nutrient management, Growth, Yield attributes, yield, Maize and wheat

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Cite this article: Verma, K., Bindra, A.D. Singh, J., Negi, S.C., Datt, N., Rana, U. and Manuja, S., Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield Attributes and Yield of Maize and Wheat in Maize-Wheat Cropping System in Mid Hills of Himachal Pradesh, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6(3): 282-301 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6379