GROWTH AND YIELD OF HYBRID MAIZE AS INFLUENCED BY FERTILIZER MANAZEMANT
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2014-07
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
Abstract
An experiment was carried out at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Department of
Agronomy, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur
during the robi season (December to May), 2012-13 to study the effect different
organic and inorganic fertilizer on growth and development of hybrid maize
(Denali). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete block Design with
three replications with 30 plots. Ten fertilizer treatments (Tj= Compost, T,= Cow
dung, T;= Poultry manure, T,= Recommended fertilizer dose, Ts= Compost + Half
recommended fertilizer dose, T= Compost +Full recommended fertilizer dose, T7=
Cow dung + Half recommended fertilizer dose, Ts= Cow dung + Full recommended
fertilizer dose, T>= Poultry manure + Half recommended fertilizer dose, T;9= Poultry
manure + Full recommended fertilizer dose. The recommended fertilizer dose was
500 Kg/ha urea + 250 Kg/ha TSP + 200 Kg/ha MP + 15 Kg/ha ZnSO, + 6 Kg/ha
Boric Acid. And the rate of Compost, Cow dung and Poultry manure was 10t/ha.
The effect of different manure and fertilizer dose on the yield and yield attributes
were significant. The plant height, number of leaves/plant, weight of stem/plant,
weight of leaves/plant, length of grain cob, weight/grain cob, diameter of grain cob,
no. of grain/row, no. of total grain/cob, 1000-grain weight, yield/plant, yield/ha were
significantly affected by fertilizer dose. The treatments T), T>, T3, Ts, Ts, Ts, T7, Ts,
Ty and Tio were gave 10.16, 9.09, 8.49, 14.34, 13.35, 18.12, 11.99, 17.09, 11.40 and
15.98 t ha’, respectively. The T; Treatment gave higher yield (18.12) t ha’ and the
T; treatment performed lowest yield (8.49 t ha’). The application of compost and
full dose fertilizer is higher yielding. Balance nutrition with enough organic matter
enrichment of the soil is the cause of this result.
Description
Maize (Zea mays) is the only member of genus Zea under family Gramineae. It is
one of the most important cereal crops in the world (Gerpacio and Pingali, 2007).
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It is efficient crops which can give high biological yield as well as grain yield in
short period of time due to its unique photosynthetic mechanism (Cy, plant). At
present maize is major crop among the cereals of Bangladesh because of it's the
highest yield potentiality and use. Maize is well suited to the existing agro-climate
condition and cropping pattern of Bangladesh. The production area of maize is
increasing day by day. Presently, the crop covers an area of about 375628 acres
and produces 887391 metric ton in this country (BBS, 2010).
Keywords
Effect of compost alone or with other fertilizer on maize, Irrigation and drainage, Sample plants marking