Assesment and effect of normal and saline irrigation on growth parameters of maize cultivar jasaura village of district Kannauj, U.P.

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted during the year 2016 and 2017 at village Jasaura district Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. Plant height at 75 DAS was ranged from 135 – 157.33 and 134 – 158.41 cm. Plant height at harvest was ranged from 175 – 204.62 and 173. – 206.67 cm. Plant girth was ranged from 6.01 – 7.03 and 5.97 – 7.13 cm. No. of leaves were found 15.46 – 16.42 and 15.41 – 16.17. The no. of cobs/ plant were found 1.00 – 1.04 and 1.00 – 1.04. The no. of grain rows/cobs were ranged from 13.70 – 15.50 and 13.66 – 15.50. The no. of grains/row was ranged from 23.94 – 26.71 and 22.93 – 26.65. The no. of grains/cob was ranged from 336.12 – 418.21 and 313.36 – 403.16. The cob length was ranged from 15.26 – 20.11 and 14.87 – 20.81. The cob circumference was found 13.87 – 15.88 and 13.49 – 15.90. The cob yield was found that 61.35 – 87.45 and 57.52 – 91.82. The grain yield was ranged from 43.85-70.32 q ha-1 and 40.50-73.92 q ha-1. The stover yield was ranged from 116.65-142.87 q ha-1 and 114.25-143.15 q ha-1. All the parameters were obtained from 2016 to 2017 year respectively