Abstract
Maize is a major cereal crop valued for its food, feed and industrial use. However, its physiological growth is arrested in soil having acidity and micronutrients deficiency. To address this issue, the present experiment was conducted to investigate maize performance through application of soil amendments and micronutrients (Zn and B) in acid soil. The main plots consisted of treatments with agricultural lime, wood ash, and no amendments, while the sub-plots received four micronutrients (Zn and B) treatments, laid out in a split-plot design with three replications. Integrated application of soil amendments and micronutrients (Zn and B) significantly improved growth and yield attributes across the years. Agricultural lime @ 1.5 t ha-1 recorded tallest plant followed by wood ash @ 5 t ha-1 and control. Among the micronutrient treatments, soil applied micronutrients recorded tallest plant than foliar applied at 30 days after sowing (DAS) while, foliar sprays achieved tallest plant at 60, 90 and 120 DAS. Number of cob plant-1 and number of grains cob-1 significantly improved with integration of amendments and micronutrients, whereas, number of rows cob-1 and seed index observed significant with micronutrients treatments, across the years. The integrated application of soil amendments (Lime and wood ash) along with soil and foliar Zn and B, significantly enhanced maize physiological growth. Lime application consistently outperformed than wood ash. Among micronutrients, two foliar application followed by soil applied micronutrients (Zn and B) proved most effective in boosting physiological functions, cob and grain formation. The synergy between soil amendment and micronutrient strategies led to marked improvements in grain formation. These results confirmed that soil amendments and micronutrients interventions unlocked the near maximum genetic potential of maize under acid soil conditions.
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Integrated amendments and micronutrients significantly improved maize growth and yield attributes across years.
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- Integrated application of soil amendments and micronutrients (Zn and B)e0
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- growth and yield attributese0
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- improvede0
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“Integrated application of soil amendments and micronutrients (Zn and B) significantly improved growth and yield attributes across the years”
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Agricultural lime at 1.5 t ha-1 gave the tallest plants, followed by wood ash and control.
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- Agricultural lime @ 1.5 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- tallest plante0
- Direction
- talleste0
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- wood ash @ 5 t ha-1 and controle0
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“Agricultural lime @ 1.5 t ha-1 recorded tallest plant followed by wood ash @ 5 t ha-1 and control”
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Soil-applied micronutrients gave taller plants than foliar application at 30 DAS.
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- soil applied micronutrientse0
- Outcome
- tallest plante0
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- talleste0
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- 30 days after sowing (DAS)e0
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- foliar appliede0
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“soil applied micronutrients recorded tallest plant than foliar applied at 30 days after sowing (DAS)”
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Foliar sprays gave the tallest plants at 60, 90 and 120 DAS.
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“foliar sprays achieved tallest plant at 60, 90 and 120 DAS”
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Integrated amendments and micronutrients significantly improved cobs per plant and grains per cob.
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- integration of amendments and micronutrientse0
- Outcome
- Number of cob plant-1 and number of grains cob-1e0
- Direction
- improvede0
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“Number of cob plant-1 and number of grains cob-1 significantly improved with integration of amendments and micronutrients”
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Micronutrient treatments significantly affected rows per cob and seed index.
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“number of rows cob-1 and seed index observed significant with micronutrients treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Integrated lime or wood ash with soil and foliar Zn and B significantly enhanced physiological growth.
- Treatment
- soil amendments (Lime and wood ash) along with soil and foliar Zn and Be0
- Outcome
- maize physiological growthe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“The integrated application of soil amendments (Lime and wood ash) along with soil and foliar Zn and B, significantly enhanced maize physiological growth”
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Lime consistently outperformed wood ash.
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“Lime application consistently outperformed than wood ash”
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Two foliar micronutrient applications were most effective for physiological functions, cob formation and grain formation.
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- two foliar applicatione0
- Outcome
- physiological functions, cob and grain formatione0
- Direction
- boostinge0
- Comparator
- soil applied micronutrients (Zn and B)e0
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.)”
e0“two foliar application followed by soil applied micronutrients (Zn and B) proved most effective in boosting physiological functions, cob and grain formation”
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