Residual Effect of Poultry Manure and Mineral N Application on Maize Production under Wheat-Maize Cropping System

Authors

  • Syed Azam Shah Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Tarnab, Peshawar
  • Wisal Mohammad The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Haroon Haroon The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Adnan Anwar Khan The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i9.1061-1065.1110

Keywords:

Maize, integrated nitrogen, poultry manure, residual effect, Mineral Nitrogen

Abstract

The study was designed to asses the residual effect of organic N (Poultry Manure) and mineral N on maize crop in field experiments carried out on silty clay loam soil at NIFA, Tarnab, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan during 2014-15. Combined dose of N from both sources were 120 kg ha-1 applied to wheat crop alone and in different combination making six treatments. Maize variety (Azam) was sown in Randomized complete block (RCB) design with four replications. Agronomic data, grains ear-1, 1000 grain weight, biomass grain yield data, N-uptake in maize grain and straw were recorded. Results showed that maximum grain ear−1, 1000 grain weight, biomass and grain yield was obtained from treatment where 25% N applied from poultry manure + 75% from mineral N source applied to previous wheat crop. Agronomic efficiency and nitrogen use efficiency were also found maximum in treatment where 75% poultry manure + 25% mineral N was applied. It was concluded from the study that residual effect of organic manure with mineral N in different ratios enhances crop productivity and soil fertility.

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Published

12.09.2017

How to Cite

Shah, S. A., Mohammad, W., Haroon, H., & Khan, A. A. (2017). Residual Effect of Poultry Manure and Mineral N Application on Maize Production under Wheat-Maize Cropping System. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(9), 1061–1065. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i9.1061-1065.1110

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Crop Production