Effect of different rates of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.)
2003
Sharar, M.S. | Ayub, M. | Nadeem, M.A. | Ahmad, N. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agronomy)
In a field experiment, growth and grain yield of maize cultivar golden as influenced by different NP combinations were studied. The different NP combinations significantly affected the plant height, cob bearing plant m-2, number of grains cob-1, 1000-grains weight, grain yield and harvest index. The number of cobs plant-1 was not influenced significantly by NP application. The NP application at the rate of 180-130 kg ha-1 produced significantly higher grain yield (4.62 t ha-1) than all other NP combinations. The increase in yield was mainly due to higher 1000-grains weight, number of grains per cob and number of cobs bearing plant per plot. The results indicated that NP fertilizers should be applied at the rate of 180-130 Kg ha-1 to obtain higher grain yield of maize cultivar golden under Faisalabad (Pakistan) conditions.
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