INFLUENCE OF BIOORGANICS AND LEVELS OF LEVEL OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF SWEET CORN (Zea mays L. saccharata) cv. Madhuri

B.H. PANCHAL¹*, V.K. PATEL², R.A. KHIMANI^3
1Department of Horticulture, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Ananad, 388810, Gujarat, India
²Department of Horticulture, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Ananad, 388810, Gujarat, India
³Department of Horticulture, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Ananad, 388810, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : panchalbh69@gmail.com

Received : 20-09-2018     Accepted : 26-09-2018     Published : 30-09-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 18       Pages : 7266 - 7269
Int J Agr Sci 10.18 (2018):7266-7269

Keywords : Bioorganics, Biofertilizers, Chemical fertilizers, Growth, Yield and Quality
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Ananad, 388810, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted at the Main Maize Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Godhra in a view to find integrated effect of vermicompost, FYM, Biofertilizers and levels of chemical fertilizers on the growth, yield and quality of sweet corn (Zea mays L.,saccharata) cv. Madhuri. The results revealed that treatment T8 (Application of vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 + 100% RDF (120:40:00 NPK kgha-1) + biofertilizers seed inoculation (ABA-1+ PSB-16)) had significantly enhanced plant growth attributes. In case of plant height and dry matter at 30,60 and at harvest after day of sowing as well as crop growth rate at 30-60 and 60 to at harvest, treatment (T8) significantly found superior over rest of the treatment followed by treatment T10. Regards to yield attributes, treatment T8 obtained maximum dehusked cob's length and girth, number of cobs and average weight of cobs as well as produced the highest green cobs and fodder yield and thereby obtained higher harvest index in treatment T8 followed by T1,T2,T10 and T3. With respects to quality parameters, the total sugar content and TSS were significantly higher under treatment T8 followed by T10 and T2 while, ascorbic acid content was registered significantly highest under T13 than rest of the treatments. Moisture content was found non-significant in all the treatments. Therefore, treatment vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 along with 100% RDF and seed inoculation with biofertilizers (Azotobacter-1 + PSB1-16) (T8) or an application of vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 along with 75% RDF and seed inoculation with biofertilizers (Azotobacter-1 + PSB1-16) (T10) should be better for crop growth, higher green cob yield and better quality for rabi crop.

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