EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS APPLICATION WITH FYM AND BIO-FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF FODDER MAIZE
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2022-09-08
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Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda-210001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
An investigation was carried out during Kharif 2021 on silty clay loam soil at
Agriculture Research Farm, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda to find
out the effects of micronutrients application with FYM and biofertilizers on growth, yield &
quality of fodder maize (var. African Tall). Ten treatments i.e. Control, RDF, RDF + FYM,
RDF + FYM + MMN I, RDF + FYM + MMN II, RDF + FYM + MMN I & II, RDF + Biofertilizers, RDF + Bio-fertilizers + MMN I, RDF + Bio-fertilizers + MMN II, RDF + Biofertilizers + MMN I & II were tested with three replications. The important research findings
obtained from this investigation are presented here in brief:
The growth, yield and quality attributes were recorded significantly highest in T10 (RDF
+ Bio-fertilizers + MMN I & II). The highest yield of 22.80 t ha-1
green fodder and 3.94 t
ha-1
dry fodder was received in T10 followed by T6 with 22.50 t ha-1
green fodder and 3.91 t
ha-1
dry fodder. The T1 (control) and T2 (RDF) performed lowest among all the treatments
under study. T4 and T8 having soil application of multi micronutrients grade I performed
comparatively better than the foliar application of multi micronutrients grade II as showed
in T5 and T9. The use of bio-fertilizers (T7, T8, T9 & T10) in place of FYM (T3, T4, T5 & T6)
performed comparatively better as depicted in the results of particular treatments.
The gross income (Rs. 125381.70 ha-1
) and net return (Rs. 101438.70 ha-1
) were
significantly highest in T10 with the highest BC ratio (4.23) followed by T6 with Rs.
123768.30 ha-1
gross income and Rs. 92493.34 ha-1
net returns while T9 poses higher BC
ratio of (4.10). The crude protein and micronutrients content were also found higher in T10
(RDF + Bio-fertilizers + MMN I & II).
Thus, to get qualitative fodder in good quantity, the application of RDF should be
coupled with bio-fertilizers and multi micronutrients. It is rather more profitable than the
application of RDF alone.
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Vedangi Awasthi. 2022. EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS APPLICATION WITH FYM AND BIO-FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF FODDER MAIZE. Thesis, M. Sc.