Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Shankar Lal Sunda, Dr. DP Singh, Dr. HK Jain, Dr. JS Bamboriya, Akshika Bhawariya, Ajit Kumar Meena and Surendra Dhayal

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur during Kharif season of 2020-21 to find out the effect of INM on nutrient content and quality parameters of maize in typic haplustepts. The field experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design with twenty four treatments in three replications. The treatments comprised of three levels of vermicompost i.e. Control (VC₀), Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1 (VC₁), Vermicompost @ 5 t ha^-1 (VC₂), four levels of chemical fertilizers i.e. Control (F₀), 50% RDF (F₁), 75% RDF (F₂), 100% RDF (F₃) and two levels of biofertilizer i.e. Control (B₀), Azotobacter + PSB (B₁). The results revealed that highest nutrient content and protein content in maize was recorded with the integrated use of Vermicompost @ 5 t ha^-1 (VC₂)+ 75% RDF (F₂)+ Azotobacter + PSB (B₁) compare to all other treatment.