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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2026.15(5) : 248-252
DOI : https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1505.032


Effect of Bio-Fertilizers and Micronutrients on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Thakur Prajyot Shivaram, Rajesh Singh, Akankhya Pradhan and Kumar Raj*
Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Abstract:

The field experiment titled “Effect of Bio-fertilizers and Micronutrients on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)”, was conducted during Zaid season, 2025 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agricultural, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The soil of the field was sandy loam, its pH was 8.0 and EC 0.56 ds/m. The result showed that growth parameters viz. higher plant height (195.05 cm), plant dry weight (90.30 g), number of cobs/plant (2.33), rows/cob (18.23), seeds/row (33.36), seed index (22.3 g), seed yield (5.15 t/ha), stover yield (25.55 t/ha) were recorded significantly high with the application of seed inoculation of Azotobacter (25 g kg-1) and PSB (25 g kg-1) along with foliar application of Zinc (1 %) and Boron (1 % ). So, the application of seed inoculation of Azotobacter (25 g kg-1 seed) and PSB (25 g kg-1 seed) along with foliar application of Zinc (1 %) and Boron (1 %) was found to be productive as well as economically feasible.


Keywords: Maize, Zinc, Boron, Azotobacter, PSB

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Thakur Prajyot Shivaram, Rajesh Singh, Akankhya Pradhan and Kumar Raj. 2026. Effect of Bio-Fertilizers and Micronutrients on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.). Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 15(5): 248-252 doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1505.032
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