Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 

Vol. 3(10), pp. 312-316. October, 2015.

ISSN: 2360-7874 

 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2015.067

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Optimization of Fertilizer Application Rate for Maize Crop Grown With Untreated Waste Water

Awais Shakoor^1*, Muhammad Ashraf¹, Liaqat Shah², Alam Sher³, Muhammad Shoaib¹, ShahbazHussain¹, Shamsur Rehman⁴

¹Department of Soil and Environmental Science, University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Punjab

²Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

³Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

⁴Department of Plant Pathology, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Corresponding Email: awais.shakoor22@gmail.com

Accepted 29 October 2015

Field experiment was conducted to study the effect of waste water with basal dose of NPK on the morphological traits of maize during 2014. This research was carried out according to randomized complete block (RCB)design with five replications. The characters studied including germination percentage, plant height, leaf area, plant wet weight and plant dry weight were measured. The germination percentage and plant height decreased with reduction in the recommended doses of N, P and K with application of wastewater. The maximum value were recorded for seed emergence percentage, leaf area, fresh and dry weight in T1(Full N + Full P + ½ K + waste water),while minimum value were recorded for seed emergence percentage, leaf area and fresh weight in T9 (Full N, Full P and full K).It was recommended that application of waste water with NPK could be favorable effects on the maize crop.

Key words: NPK, waste water, morphological traits, maize.


 

How to cite this article: Shakoor A, Ashraf M, Shah L, Sher A, ShahbazHussain SM, Rehman S (2015). Optimization of Fertilizer Application Rate for Maize Crop Grown With Untreated Waste Water. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 3(10): 312-316.

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