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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:2, February, 2020

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(2): 2085-2096
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.902.236


Response of Plant Geometry, Graded Fertility and Zinc Level on Productivity, Profitability and Quality of Rainfed Baby corn (Zea mays L.) in Bihar
Alka Jyoti Sharma1 *, M. K. Singh1, Sanjay Kumar1 and Shweta Shambhavi2
1 Department of Agronomy, Bihar Agricultural University Sabour,
2 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University Sabour, Bhagalpur, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

A Field experiments were carried out on sandy loam soil at Sabour during kharif season of 2018 to evaluate optimum plant geometry, fertility levels and zinc level for baby corn (Zea mays L.) productivity and quality. Experiment was laid out in split–plot design and replicated thrice with three plant geometry level viz. P1 (40X20 cm), P2 (50X15 cm) and P3 ( paired row at 50+30 x20 cm) in main plot , three graded levels of fertility (kg NPK/ha) viz. F1(120:60:60), F2 (150:75:75) and F3 (180:90:90) in sub plot whereas, two levels of zinc (kg/ha) viz, Z1 (2.5) and Z2 (5.0) in sub-sub plot. Significant increase in baby corn yield (14.34 q ha-1), green fodder yield (267.822 q ha-1), net return (Rs 225774 ha-1), B:C ratio (5.12) and quality of baby corn were recorded with paired row plant geometry. The baby corn yield (13.92 q ha-1), green fodder yield (278.91q ha-1), net return (Rs 219108 ha-1), B:C ratio (4.81) and quality was fetched with graded fertility level 180:90:90 kg N P2O5 K2O/ha which remained significantly superior over preceding level of fertility. Higher level of zinc had improved baby corn yield (13.38q ha-1), green fodder yield (277.7q ha-1), net return (Rs 211821 ha-1), B:C ratio (4.77) and quality upto Zn2 (5.0 kg ha-1) level of zinc.


Keywords: Plant geometry, Fertility, Zinc, Productivity, Profitability, Quality, Baby corn

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Alka Jyoti Sharma, M. K. Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Shweta Shambhavi. 2020. Response of Plant Geometry, Graded Fertility and Zinc Level on Productivity, Profitability and Quality of Rainfed Baby corn (Zea mays L.) in Bihar.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(2): 2085-2096. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.902.236
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