INFLUENCE OF BIOFERTILIZATION AND MINERAL NITROGEN TREATMENTS ON MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) PRODUCTIVITY UNDER MINIA GOVERNORATE CONDITIONS | ||
| Minia Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Volume 43, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 507-519 PDF (586.92 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjard.2023.320989 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Two field trials were conducted for two successive seasons 2017 and 2018 at a private farm located in Menpal Village, Matay District, EL- Minia governorate, Egypt. To study the effect of three biofertilization treatments (control, Minia azotine and Nitrobine) with five mineral nitrogen fertilization levels (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 kg/fed.) as well as their interactions on the growth, yield and yield components of maize (Zea mays L.) yellow SC Pioneer 999. The results illustrated that all tested aspects of growth characters (plant height, stem diameter and leaf area) and yield and yield components (ear length, number of grains / row and grain yield) were significantly improved with applying biofertilizers relative to the check treatment in both seasons. Minia azotine biofertilizer was more effective than Nitrobine. In addition, all previous traits were significantly increased due to increasing nitrogen levels from 20 to 100 kg N/fed. in both seasons. Minia azotine plus fertilizing with nitrogen at 80 kg/fed. was the superlative interaction treatment for grain production of maize in both seasons. A result of this research confirms the importance of biofertilizers application to compensate for artificial fertilizers to boost crop yield and quality while minimizing environmental impacts. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Biofertilization; Minia azotine; Nitrobine; Nitrogen; yield and yield components | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 151 PDF Download: 125 |
||
