Ravi Kumar A1., Ram Narayan Meena2* and Brijesh Kumar Chaudhary3
1-3 Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi-221005 (U. P.) India
Email: ramnarayanbhu@gmail.com
Received-26.02.2025, Revised-13.03.2025, Accepted-25.03.2025
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2015-16 at the Agricultural Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (India), situated under North East Plain Zone of the country. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with 16 treatment combinations and 3 replications. The treatment consisted of four different organic sources as a control treatment (T1– 100% of RDN as FYM, T2-100% of RDN as Vermicompost, T3-50% of RDN as FYM + 50% Vermicompost and T4-100% of RDN as through inorganic source) were plot wise randomly allocated to subplots. The treatments were replicated for sub plot different type of land configuration methods (S1– Flat method, S2-Ridge and Furrow method, S3-FIRB system and S4 –BBF method) The treatment combination (i.e. 16) replicated thrice when allocated randomly. The results indicated that treatment, T₃-50% of RDN as FYM+50% Vermicompost among nutrient management and S4-BBF method of crop establishment among the land configuration recorded significantly higher yield attributes, yield, and quality parameter of maize.
Keywords: FYM, Organic manures, Vermicompost, Land configuration method
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