2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 6

author(s)
Devender Verma, Arun Alfred David and Tarence Thomas

abstract
An experiment was conducted during in Kharif season (July 2023 - August 2023) to study the “Effect of different level of N, P, K, Zinc and Vermicompost on Soil Health Parameter and Yield of White Maize (Zea mays L.) Var. HM-12 in Prayagraj”. A randomized block design was used to set up the experiment, with three levels of NPK (0%, 50%, and 100% NPK), three levels of zinc (@ 0%, @ 50%, and @ 100% zinc) and three levels of Vermicompost (@ 0%, @ 50%, and @ 100% vermicompost). The results shows that inorganic fertilizer application had a non-significant effect on soil physical-chemical parameters (BD, PD, pH, EC and OC) and significant increase in pore space, water holding capacity, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and vermicompost in treatment T₉ - [NPK @ 100% + Zinc @ at 100% +Vermicompost @ 100%] that found to be best than any other treatments.