Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.31 (November Suppl. Issue): 2025

Page Number: S142-S145

RESPONSE OF PHOSPHATIC BIOFERTILIZERS ALONG WITH INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MAIZE CROP (ZEA MAYS L)

Sonam Kumari, Sushil Kumar Yadav, Anand Kumar Diwakar, Anjaly Yadav, Vikas Kumar and Priyanka Yadav

Abstract

A Research trial was conducted at Student Instructional Farm, ANDUA&T, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P), during the Kharif seasons of 2024-25. The experimental site is situated inside the middle Gangetic plain’s agroclimatic zone, which is distinguished by healthy soil and an environment that is ideal for growing maize crop and the experiment was carried out by using (RBD) randomised block design to ensure statistical reliability and reduce the variability, include Ten treatment combination with each replicated three times. The main objectives of this research were to examine how crops performed in the field condition and how hey interacted with the treatment with each replication. In order to maximise the output of Maize crops, response of Phosphorus Solubilizing bacteria and VAM was incorporated within soil to the studied and focused on evaluating the growth and yield of soil qualities. The results showed that the highest Microbial Biomass Carbon (188.18 ìg MBC g-1 soil), Soil Dehydrogenase activity (109.24 ìg TPF g soil-1 day), Alkaline Phosphatase Activity (176.47 ?g PNP released g”1 soil h”1) was observed and at harvest stage highest Plant height was recorded at T4 with (208.65 cm), and Maximum Cob length (cm) was recorded in T4 (17.50), Number of Cobs per plant observed in T4(2.20) and highest Cob girth (cm) was recorded in T4 (15.96), Highest Grain yield (28.93 q ha-1) was recorded, Maximum Stover yield (56.72 q ha-1), Highest biological yield in Maize crop (85.65q ha-1) was observed during the research trial.