Z mays L. is among the most essential staple crops globally. It has multifunctional uses both as food; feed as well as for other industrial purposes. Pollution of soil by heavy metals is however a huge factor limiting the optimal growth of this crop. The purpose of this study was...
Aims: The objectives of the research work were to evaluate the effects of mulching on soil water content, maize performance and weed growth in dry land area of Bangladesh Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replication...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2022/v37i130477
A two years study was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Tandur, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Telangana, India during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2018 and 2019 to investigate the effect of tillage and weed management...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i130610
The study was conducted with an objective of assessing best practice of moisture conservation and profitability of the cropping system. The experiment was executed at Agricultural Research Station, Tornala, Siddipet (Dt), Telangana State for three years (kharif, 2016 - kharif, 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230618
Chemical fertilization creates the ill effects on soil health and environment especially after green revolution. To mitigate such effects, the adoption of organic farming might be an ecologically viable option. The present experiment was therefore, carried out with aim to study...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i1230781
A field experiment was conducted on clay loam soil during kharif, 2017 at Instructional Agronomy Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur to find out the best chemical weed management practices in maize. The experiment comprising 13 treatment combinations i.e. weedy check,...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4631628
The present investigation was conducted with nine genotypes in randomized block design (RBD) during Rabi, 2019-20 across the spacings viz., 60 cm x 20 cm and 50 cm x 20 cm at the ICR farm, AAU, Jorhat. In pooled analysis of variance, the genotype mean square across spacing was si...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230605
Zinc (Zn) is the micronutrient that most commonly limits maize yields but it receives much less attention than other inputs. The present field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Zn fertilizers on growth and yield of maize in farmer’s field under rainfed condition in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430812
Maize is the leading cereal crop worldwide with wide adaptability and high productivity potential. Foliar diseases are arguably the major biotic constraints for maize yield. Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) is considered to be the most persistent and destructive maize disease among var...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4231609
This field trial compared the growth stages of early, intermediate and late varieties of maize and evaluated the effect of maturity group on their phenological intervals. Fifteen maize varieties belonging to three different maturity groups were evaluated in a randomized complete...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i1130776
Aim: To compare the cost and return analysis of conventional maize cultivation with mechanization. Place of Study: A field experiment on maize crop cultivation by conventional and mechanization was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar during Kharif, 2019-20. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230561
This study aims at finding an acceptable storage method for three varieties of Maize grown in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality of Ghana. Survey and standard laboratory protocols were carried out to gather the necessary data for the study. The background study revealed that 18%, 1...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i1130762
Aims: The study was designed to elucidate the effect of different nitrogen (N) fertilizer levels on five different maize cultivars. Study Design: A split plot experimental design in randomized complete blocks (RCBD) with three replicates. Arrangement of seven nitrogen levels and...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i1130756
Maize is also known as corn; it is a cereal. It is a member of Poaceae family which is a grass family. Maize originated 55 to 70 million year ago in central America. By seeing phylogenetic tree of grass species related to maize, it can be conclude that there is no direct ancestor...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i52B33629
A field experiment was conducted at Agro Climate Research Center, Agricultural Research Institute, P.J.T.S Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India during rabi 2019-20. The field experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three replications. The treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130528