Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Effect of different sugar industry solid waste on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by maize
Author(s): MM Suma and A Sathish
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different sugar industry solid wastes on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by maize during kharif 2017 at K. M. Doddi, Maddur taluk, Mandya. The sugar industry solid wastes viz., pressmud (PM) and biocompost (BC) was characterized for various physical and chemical parameters. The response of crop increased with increase in the levels of sugar industry solid wastes application. Significantly higher plant height (44.29, 234.53 and 241.87 cm at 30, 60 DAS and at harvest, respectively) was recorded with application of RDF + BC @ 10 t ha-1, however it was on par with application of RDF + PM @ 10 t ha-1 and university package of practice. Significantly higher kernel and stover yield of maize was recorded with RDF + BC @ 10 t ha-1, however it was on par with application of RDF + PM @ 10 t ha-1 and university package of practice. Lower kernel and stover yield was recorded in control. Similar trends were observed with respect to nutrient uptake. Higher N (132.44 and 64.32 kg ha-1 kernel and stover, respectively), P (31.68 and 26.80 kg ha-1 kernel and stover, respectively) and K (58.44 and 134.90 kg ha-1 kernel and stover, respectively) uptake was recorded with RDF + BC @ 10 t ha-1.
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MM Suma, A Sathish. Effect of different sugar industry solid waste on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by maize. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):2244-2248.
