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Effect of Different Methods of Zinc Application on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)


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1 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Navile, Shimoga, (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
     

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A field experiment was conducted on a Typic Haplustalf with sandy loam texture to study the effect of different methods of zinc application on growth and yield of maize. Results indicated that different methods of zinc application significantly increased the grain yield and stover yield of maize compared to control except the treatment which received seed priming with one per cent zinc solution for 8 hour. However, the treatment which received soil application of zinc sulphate @ 10 kg ha-1 recorded maximum yield of 7.52 t ha-1 and 6.96 t ha-1 of stover and grain, respectively.

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Maize, Zinc, Yield, Yield Attributes.
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L. Asha
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Navile, Shimoga, (Karnataka), India
H. M. Chidanandappa
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
P. Veeranagappa
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
T. S. Punith Raj
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted on a Typic Haplustalf with sandy loam texture to study the effect of different methods of zinc application on growth and yield of maize. Results indicated that different methods of zinc application significantly increased the grain yield and stover yield of maize compared to control except the treatment which received seed priming with one per cent zinc solution for 8 hour. However, the treatment which received soil application of zinc sulphate @ 10 kg ha-1 recorded maximum yield of 7.52 t ha-1 and 6.96 t ha-1 of stover and grain, respectively.

Keywords


Maize, Zinc, Yield, Yield Attributes.