EFFECT OF CEREALS AND PULSES CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)Sourabh Singh and Santosh KoravAbstract In India, generally intensive agriculture performed and is a very serious cause of soil degradation and bad effect showing on food quality as well as humans health and animals. Intensive maize (Zea mays L.) cropping based on conventional tillage practices has resulted in soil quality degradation in the Punjab (India). The residue management also improved soil properties viz., pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon. Results show that crop residue management practices with varying nitrogen doses significantly improved crop growth and productivity as compared to without residue. Plant height and no. of leaves were maximum in pulse residue incorporation with 125% RDN. Similarly, significantly maximum yield attributes like cob length (17.89cm), Number of cobs plant-1 (1.45) Shelling percent (75.22%) and Grain yield (6.15 t ha-1), of maize were found in pulse residue incorporation with 125% RDN compared to overall cereal residue retention and incorporation and without residue. Residue management had significant influence on growth and productivity of maize to maintain the sustainable environment. |