Water is the prime natural resource, which is often costly and limiting input particularly in arid
and semi arid regions, hence needs judicious use to reap the maximum benefit from this …

Water is the most vital and critical input in man's life especially in agriculture. The pressure
for the most effective use of water for agriculture is growing with the increased competition …

Maize is one of the versatile emerging crops with wider adaptability under varied agro-
climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Field experiments were conducted during winter season of
2007-08 and 2008-09 in rice fallows under no till conditions at the Regional Agricultural …

Nitrogen was applied in 10 splits once in six days. In surface method of irrigation, five
irrigations were given based on IW/CPE ratio of 1.0 and nitrogen was applied in three splits …

Productivity and water use efficiency of no-till winter (rabi) maize (Zea mays) as influenced by
drip-fertigation Page 1 Indian Journal of Agronomy 59 (1): 8__12 (March 2014) Review/Overview …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most versatile cereal crops having wider adaptability
under varied agro-climatic conditions. Nitrogen and water are the main abiotic factors that …

Water plays a crucial role in photosynthesis and plant nutrition. Agriculture is the major user
of fresh water, consumes 70% of the fresh water ie 1,500 billion m 3 out of the 2,500 billion …

Maize (Zea mays L.) a miracle crop, grown over a wide range of climatic conditions in semi
arid and sub tropics for food and fodder. Under irrigated condition, it has high production …

A field experiment was carried out for two consecutive years (2011-12 and 2012-13) on a
sandy loam soil of Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal with an objective to …