Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the research farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh during Kharif-1 season
from 22
th
March 2019 to 24
th
June 2019 to study the yield performance of white maize
(SAUWMT-9-3-4) under varying fertilizer doses and spacing in Kharif-1 season. The
experiment comprised two factors, Factor A: Different fertilizer doses i.e. F
=
Recommended doses of fertilizer, F
= 25% less than recommended doses of
fertilizer, F
3
2
= 25% more than recommended doses of fertilizer and, Factor B: Three
level of spacing i.e. S
1
= 60 cm × 20 cm, S
2
= 50 cm× 20 cm, S
= 40 cm× 20 cm, The
experiment was conducted following split plot design with three replications. Both the
fertilizer dose and spacing level along with their Combined had significant effect on
almost all vegetative and reproductive parameters. The highest values in plant heights
(202.20 cm and 209.75 cm), highest leaf areas at lower (731.63 cm
3
2
and 733.26 cm
),
at cob (762.27 cm
2
and 749.61 cm
2
) and upper units (809.56 cm
2
and 573.34 cm
)
plant
-1
respectively found from F
3
S
1.
The highest values in number of rows cob
(14.33), number of grain row
-1
(30.78), and number of grain cob
-1
(414.74) and 100
grain weight (34.70 g) were recorded from the treatment F
3
S
. The highest grain yield,
stover yield and biological yield (10.22, 11.27 and 21.49 t ha
2
-1
, respectively) were
found from F
3
S
2
.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRONOMY
