期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：3
页码：75-78
DOI：10.35629/5252-0302842848
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：Maize (Zea mays) is most important cereal crop of Begusarai (Bihar) in Indo Gangatic Plains. Bihar is a traditional maize growing state and the crop was grown primarily as a subsistence crop to meet food needs for a long time till recently.During 2018-2019, the state produced about2.42 MT, which is about 12 per cent of the total crop production. However keeping in view the rising demand of the crop for food, feed, fodder and fuel, the productivity enhancement, quality enrichment and ensuring sustainability is the agricultural challenges. A scientific and systematic research on Biofortification of Maize with different levels of Zinc as soil application on a popular variety Dekalb 9081 was carried out and the effect of Biofortification on its various plant growth parameters such as Plant height , Leaf Area Index and Dry Matter accumulation was assessed. The result indicated significant growth in biofortified maize over the control besides the better quality attributes.
