Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Effect of nutrient management on quality parameter, nutrient uptake, soil fertility and economics of Rabi sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata sturt)
Author(s): BK Dharaiya, KB Asodariya, TD Vaghela and BK Baladaniya
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2014-15 at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh to study, “Nutrient management in rabi sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata sturt)â€. Total 9 treatments comprising of nutrient management practices viz., 50% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + FYM @ 8 t ha-1 (T1), 50% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T2), 75% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + FYM @ 8 t ha-1 (T3), 75% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T4), 100% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + FYM @ 8 t ha-1 (T5), 100% N:P2:O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T6), 125% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + FYM @ 8 t ha-1 (T7), 125% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T8), 100% RDF (120:60:60 kg N:P2O5:K2O ha-1) (T9) were evaluated in randomized block design with three replications. The sweet corn (Sugar-75) was sown in the first week of December and harvested on second week of March. Among the quality parameters, it could be concluded that different treatments did not exert any significant influence on protein content but significantly the highest protein yield was recorded with 125% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T8) remained at par with T7. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in the grain and fodder was found non-significant. Application of 125% N:P2O5:K2O of RDF + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T8) recorded significantly higher status of available N, P2O5 and K2O in soil after harvest of crop. The highest net realization of 93956 ₹ ha-1 with BCR ratio of 2.11 was obtained with application of 125% N:P2O5:K2O + FYM @ 8 t ha-1 (T7) followed by treatment 125% N:P2O5:K2O + VC @ 4 t ha-1 (T8) which gave net realization of (89727 ₹ ha-1) and BCR ratio of 1.99.
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BK Dharaiya, KB Asodariya, TD Vaghela, BK Baladaniya. Effect of nutrient management on quality parameter, nutrient uptake, soil fertility and economics of Rabi sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata sturt). Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):2101-2104.
