Effect of various levels of nitrogen on growth, yield and quality of fodder maize

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Research farm Faculty of Agricultural Science, Janta Mahavidiyalaya Ajeetmal, Auraiya (C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur) during 2015, to evaluate the effect of various levels of nitrogen on growth, yield and quality of fodder maize. 3 treatments were taken up (viz., T1 75, T2 100 and T3 125 kg nitrogen ha-1 along with control (T0). Plant height, dry matter accumulations (t ha-1), forage yield (t ha-1) increased with increasing levels of nitrogen, while stem diameters (cm), leaf area (cm2), fresh weight (g), crude protein percent decreased with increasing levels of nitrogen.