Vol. 5 (3) : May-June 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (3) : 395-397 ; May-June, 2014
Response of phosphorus and zinc nutrition on nutritional quality and yield of maize in Vertisol
R.M. GHODPAGE1*, S.S. BALPANDE2, M.M. RAUT3 and SARIKA PONGDE4
Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur - 444 001 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1,2Asstt. Professor *(rmghodpage@yahoo.in), 3Assoc. professor, 4PG. student
Subject : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Agriculture Microbiology and Cancer Res.
Paper No. : P-1125
Total Pages : 3
Received : 21 September 2013
Revised accepted : 03 May 2014
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Citation :
R.M. GHODPAGE, S.S. BALPANDE, M.M. RAUT and SARIKA PONGDE. 2014. Response of phosphorus and zinc nutrition on nutritional quality and yield of maize in Vertisol. Green Farming Vol. 5 (3) : 395-397 ; May-June, 2014
ABSTRACT
Field experiment was conducted to study the response of phosphorus and zinc nutrition on nutritional quality and yield of maize. Response of maize was significant due to application of P and Zn. Application of P@ 40, 60 and 80 kg ha-1 resulted in increased yield to the tune of 11, 18 and 20 per cent, respectively over no use of P while 9 percent increase with increasing levels from 0 to 20 kg ZnS04 ha-1.Concentration of N, P, Ca, S and Zn in root was significantly increased with increasing levels of P and Zn, it accumulated higher Fe followed by Zn. Ca content of maize grain increased significantly from 8.06 to 13.44% by the application of P @ 40 to 80 kg P ha-1 while S content partly due to the addition of S through SSP.
Key words :
Maize, Nutritional quality, Phosphorus, Vertisol, Zinc.
