Open AccessStudy the Impact of Vermicompost, Zinc and Iron on the Performance of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.)
Author(s) -
Hanuman Prasad Pandey,
A. K. Sachan,
Richa Pathak,
Uma Shankar Tiwari,
Ritu Pandey,
Ritu Pandey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of plant and soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7035
DOI - 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i430424
Subject(s) - kharif crop , randomized block design , vermicompost , zea mays , field experiment , agronomy , tonne , zinc , population , mathematics , agriculture , horticulture , biology , nutrient , geography , chemistry , medicine , ecology , environmental health , archaeology , organic chemistry
A field experiment was conducted on student instructional farm (SIF) of Chandra Shekhar AzadUniversity of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P. during kharif season 2019 and 2020, the present experiment having 32 treatments replicated thrice in factorial randomized block design on same laid out at same location. Hybrid maize variety Pioneer 3377 was sown at 60 × 20 cm (row×plant) during both the years, Soil application of Zinc (5.0 kg) and Iron (10 kg) along with 2.5 tonne vermicompost ha-1 gave significant increase (except plant population) in plant population m-2 (9.23 & 9.26), Plant height (195cm & 198 cm), number of cobs plant-1 (1.80 & 1.82), number of cobs m-2 (18 & 18) over control during 2019 and 2020.