出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：A field study was carried out during 2013 season to investigate the effect of different irrigation intervals on fodder maize yield. Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used, with three replicates. . Four irrigation regimes were executed T 1 =3 irrigations (1 st 20 Day After Sowing (DAS), 2 nd 35 DAS and 3 rd 50 DAS), T 2 =3 irrigations (1 st 20 DAS, 2 nd 40 DAS and 3 rd 60 DAS), T 3 =3 irrigations (1 st 25 DAS, 2nd 40 DAS and 3 rd 55 DAS), and T 4 =3 irrigations (1 st 30 DAS, 2 nd 45 DAS and 3 rd 60 DAS). The results indicated that fodder maize yield varied significantly (P<0.05) under different irrigation regimes. The treatment T 1 resulted the best, plant height (185.33 cm), number of green leaves (13.42), stem width (4.46 cm), and fodder yield (30580 kg.ha -1 ) While T 2 resulted in the best Seed germination (86.91%). Finally, T 1 irrigation regime was most effective to produce higher fodder yield in maize and the farmers may adopt this treatment to get high fodder production from maize.
