Performance of Agro Industrial wastes under different levels on growth and yield attributes of Maize (Ganga 5)

D.Kumari Mani Muthu Veeral

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Performance of Agro Industrial wastes under different levels on growth and yield attributes of Maize (Ganga 5)

D. Kumari Mani Muthu Veeral

Abstract :

Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of lignite flyash at four levels viz., 10, 15, and 20t ha⁻¹ with or without pressmud, an agro industrial by product and RDF on Maize for consecutively four years during 2012–16. Lignite flyash @ 10t ha⁻¹ with pressmud exerted a remarkable influence on all the yield attributes, ultimately leading to increased grain yield of 42.5 percent over control. With regard to sole application of lignite flyash, LFA @ 5t ha⁻¹ registered significantly the highest values in plant height(89cm), LAI (4.3),DMP (61.0g pl⁻¹),cob length (15.4cm) cob diameter (5cm), grain number cob⁻¹ (340.5) and grain yield (5100 kg ha⁻¹). From this study it was concluded that application of LFA @ 10t ha⁻¹ with pressmud and RDF enhanced the grain yield in maize