Vol. 7 (5) : September-October 2016 issue
Green Farming Vol. 7 (5) : 1240-1243 ; September-October, 2016
Effect of seed inoculation with bio-fertilizer and KH2PO4 on seed quality and yield in maize
B.P. MADHUKESHWARAa1, ASHOK S. SAJJANb2* and V.K. DESHPANDEa3
aDepartment of Seed Science & Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005 (Karnataka)
bDeptt. of Seed Science & Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Vijayapura - 586 101 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar, 2,3Professor *(assajjan@gmail.com)
Subject : Seed Science Technology
Paper No. : P-4004
Total Pages : 4
Received : 24 July 2015
Revised accepted : 05 August 2016
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Citation :
B.P. MADHUKESHWARA, ASHOK S. SAJJAN and V.K. DESHPANDE. 2016. Effect of seed inoculation with bio-fertilizer and KH2PO4 on seed quality and yield in maize. Green Farming Vol. 7 (5) : 1240-1243 ; September-October, 2016
ABSTRACT
The laboratory-cum-field experiment was conducted during 2014 at Department of Seed Science and Technology, UAS, Dharwad, to study the influence of inoculation on seed quality and yield in maize hybrid GH-0727. The experiment was carried out in Completely Randomized Block Design in four replications with ten treatments viz., control, KH2PO4 @ 1 per cent, Azospirillum brasilense @ 10 per cent, A. brasilense @ 20 per cent, Pseudomonas striata @ 10 per cent, Pseudomonas striata @ 20 per cent, A. brasilense @ 10 per cent + KH2PO4 @ 1 per cent, P. striata @ 10 per cent + KH2PO4 @ 1 per cent, A. brasilense @ 10 per cent + KH2PO4 @ 1 per cent and P. striata @ 10 per cent + KH2PO4 @ 1 per cent. The results indicate that seed inoculation with A.brasilense @ 20 per cent was the best treatment to enhance the seed quality parameters and higher yield in maize hybrid as compared to other treatments.
Key words :
Azospirillum brasilense, KH2PO4, Seed inoculation, Pseudomonas striata, Seed quality parameters, Yield.
