Author : A.K. Mukherjee, S.R.Mandal, UDITA Mandal AND B.C. Patra.

Address : Department of agronomy, Bidlnin Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur 741252, India

Abstract : Effect of Biofertilizer Application on Forage Yield and Quality of Maize Crops.

Journal : Environment and Ecology,

Volume No. : 22(1)

Publish Year : 2004

Page No. : 211-214

Main Data : A Field trial on neutral sandy loam entisol was conducted of study the influence of Azotobacter and Azospirillum in combination of different doses of fertilizer-N on maize cv Vijoy composite. Though Azatobacter increases significantly both mean green (5%)and(15%) forage yields, Azospirillum reduced the yields significantly (15 and 17%respectively). With respect to mean CP, DCP and NDF per cent, both Azotobacter(9.88, 2.66, 50.0) and Azospirillum (9.98, 3.66, 50.8)inoculation proved superior over control(7.90, 2.19, 45.3). CP DCP and NDF yields are also affected in the similar way. These qualities (both in per cent and yields) also increased with the rate of fertilizer applications(0—120kg N/hectare) but application of fertilizer N more than 80 kg/hectare was not found much useful and suppressed the beneficial of effect of bacteria.