Vol. 9 (6) : November-December 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (6) : 968-972 ; November-December, 2018
Effect of soil and foliar application of micronutrients mixture on growth and yield of maize on Alfisols in Karnataka
K.V. ANITHAa1*, G.G. KADALLIa2, S.S. PRAKASHb3, K.N. KALYANA MURTHYc4, M.R. ANANDAc5, B. MAMATHAa6 and MOHSINA ANJUMa7
aDepartment of Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry, cDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture,
bDept. of Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry, College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya - 571 405
University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru - 560 065 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar *(anitha.gkvk13@gmail.com), 2,3Associate Professor,
4Professor & Head, 5,6Asstt. Professor, 7P.G. Student
Subject : Soil Science & Agric. Chemistry; Soil Health & Soil Conservation Engg.
Paper No. : P-7462
Total Pages : 5
Received : 24 October 2018
Revised accepted : 15 November 2018
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Citation :
K.V. ANITHA, K.N. KALYANA MURTHY, M.R. ANANDA, B. MAMATHA and MOHSINA ANJUM. 2018. Effect of soil and foliar application of micronutrients mixture on growth and yield of maize on Alfisols in Karnataka. Green Farming Vol. 9 (6) : 968-972 ; November-December, 2018
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2015 at College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya to study the response of maize to soil and foliar application of micronutrients mixture. Two grades of micronutrients mixture, one for soil application (SMM) and another for foliar spray (FMM) were tested with 7 treatment combinations and replicated thrice in a randomized completely block design with maize as test crop. The treatment with Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (150:75:40 kg ha-1 N: P2O5: K2O) + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 was considered as control. Soil grade SMM was applied as basal @ 30 kg ha-1 whereas foliar grade FMM was tested in two concentrations i.e., 0.40 % and 0.80 % sprayed at 30 and 45 Days after sowing. Significantly higher kernel and stover yield of maize (82.00 and 83.67 q ha-1) were recorded with soil application of SMM + foliar application of FMM@ 0.8% along with RDF+FYM over control and found on par with same treatment combination except FMM was sprayed @ 0.4%. The per cent increase in kernel and stover yield was 42.28 and 42.61over control.
Key words :
Growth & Yield attributes, Maize productivity, Micronutrients mixture, Soil and foliar application.
