U. RAVI*, P. MUNIRATHNAM, G. PRABHAKARA REDDY AND P. KAVITHA

Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P.

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted at Regional Agricultural Research Station farm of Nandyal during kharif 2016 to study the “Standardization of sowing window and phosphorous requirement for kharif maize (Zea mays L.) in vertisols. Among the sowing dates, crop sown during II FN of July recorded higher kernel and straw yields. However, the next best time for sowing of maize was I FN of August and it was at par with II FN of August. The lower kernel and stover yields were recorded with crop sown during I FN of July.

KEYWORDS:

Maize, sowing dates, kernel yield and stover yield.