Production, Nutritional Quality and Economic of Babycorn as Inclined by A Novel Technology of Foliar Nutrition of Zn, NPK & Biofertilizers

Authors

  • Abdul Wahab Hekmat PhD, Dept. of Argon. SHUATS, Allahabad, U.P. INDIA.
  • Ziaullah Ahmadzai Associate Professor and Dean of Education Faculty, Paktia University, AFGHANISTAN.
  • Ahmad Javid M.Sc. Student, Department of Agriculture Economic, Shuats, Allahabad – 211007, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
  • Gautam Ghosh Professor and Dean, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad – 211007, Uttar Pradesh., INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31033/ijrasb.9.2.20

Keywords:

Babycorn, Foliar nutrition, Yield & Yield Attributes, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Quality, Zinc

Abstract

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of NPK, Zn, biofertilizers and Zn foliar nutrition on yield and economic returns of babycorn. The research was carried out in RCBD with 13 treatments combination viz. T1( Control), T2 (75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 5 kilo gram Zn per hacter + Azotobacter),T3(75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.2% Zn + Azotobacter), T4(75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.5% Zn + Azotobacter), T5(90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 5 kg Zn ha-1+ Azotobacter), T6 (90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.2% Zn + Azotobacter), T7(90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.5% Zn + Azotobacter), T8(75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 5 kg Zn ha-1+ Azospirillum), T9(75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.2% Zn + Azospirillum), T10(75 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.5% Zn + Azospirillum), T11(90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 5 kg Zn ha-1+ Azospirillum), T12(90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.2% Zn + Azospirillum) and T13(90 percent recommended dose of fertilizers + 0.5% Zn + Azospirillum) in 3 replications. Between the treatments, basal and foliar application of zinc, as well as seed treatment of babycorn with Azatobacter and Azospirillum, significantly influenced yield and yield characteristics of babycorn. Treatment T11 had significantly higher average cob girth (5.97 cm), cob length without husk (9.25 cm), cob weight with and without husk (22.27 and 9.75 g), number of cobs per plant (2.93), cob yield with and without husk (10.86 and 2.17 t ha-1) and green fodder yield (50.93 t ha-1) than the other treatments due to the application of 90 percent RDF + 5kg Zn per hectare. Furthermore, as compared to the other treatments, the application of 90% RDF + 5kg Zn ha-1 + Azospirillum resulted in significant and maximum protein, carbohydrate, and total sugar content (4.55, 8.49, and 17.97%, respectively).

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Published

2021-04-12

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Abdul Wahab Hekmat, Ziaullah Ahmadzai, Ahmad Javid, & Gautam Ghosh. (2021). Production, Nutritional Quality and Economic of Babycorn as Inclined by A Novel Technology of Foliar Nutrition of Zn, NPK & Biofertilizers. International Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 9(2), 265–270. https://doi.org/10.31033/ijrasb.9.2.20

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): March Issue

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