AKASHA, DANIBHAIRAPPANAVAR, S.T.2021-09-302021-09-302018-08-01Th-12086https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810176439A field experiment was conducted during Kharif – 2017 at Biofuel park, Madenur, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, on sandy loam soil. The Hybrid Hema (NAH-1137) was sown at the spacing of 60 cm x 30 cm under surahonne based agroforestry system. The experiment comprised of seven treatments with three replications laid out in RCBD. The investigation revealed that significantly higher kernel yield and stover yield (72.50 and 97.70 q ha-1, respectively) was recorded with application of recommended package (100:50:25) N, P2O5, K2O ha-1 + FYM @ 5 t ha-1. High yielding ability of the crop with this treatment was attributed to better yield components of cob weight (282.7 g), cob length (19.10 cm) and number of kernel rows cob-1 (16.53) as a result of higher growth components of plant height (241.4 cm), leaf area (8686 cm2) and total dry matter (497.0 g plant-1) and higher nutrient uptake (189.9, 46.82 and 162.0 kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha-1, respectively). The treatment also resulted in higher net returns (Rs. 70,472 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.9) compared to other treatments. The study revealed that in this surahonne based agroforestry system there is no competition between surahonne and maize for basic resources.EnglishThesis