Effect of seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) sap and boron on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.)
Arpita Dungdung, Karishma Singh and Joy Dawson
In the 2023 Zaid season, a field experiment was carried out at the Department of Agronomy's Crop Research Farm. The experiment consisted of three replications and a randomized block design with ten treatments. There were three stages to the treatments: seaweed sap (2.5%, 5.0%, and 7.5%) and three levels of boron (2.5 kg/ha, 1%, 1.25 kg/ha + 0.5%) soil, as well as foliar spray and a control (N-P-K 120-60-60 kg/ha). Application of seaweed sap (7.5%) and boron (1.25 kg/ha + 0.5%) (treatment 9) recorded maximum plant dry weight (162.10 g/plant), number of cobs per plant (1.90), number of grains per cob (258.00), seed index (27.80), seed yield (6.40 t/ha) and Additionally, the greatest benefit-cost ratio (2.19) was obtained for treatment 9.
Arpita Dungdung, Karishma Singh, Joy Dawson. Effect of seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) sap and boron on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.). Int J Res Agron 2024;7(5):353-355. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i5e.697