Abstract: Maize (Zea mays) is regarded as Third most important food crops in India after rice, wheat. It’s also given the title of “Queen of Cereals” due to its the highest yield potential (Production: - 11.5 M Tonnes and Productivity: - 3000 kg/ha in India) as well as having the wider adaptability under varied agro- climatic conditions. Currently, nearly 1147. 7 million MT of maize is being produced together by over 170 countries from an area of 193. 7 million ha with average productivity of 5. 75 t / ha (FAOSTAT, 2023). Among the Maize growing countries, India ranks 4 th in Area and 7 th in Production status. Being a wider adaptable to every climatic Condition, we had decided to grow the maize in Coastal saline zone. In the campus of THE NEOTIA UNIVERSITY, Jhinga, Sarisa, Diamond Harbour, South 24 Pgs, West Bengal, we had grown the hybrid variety of Maize “YUVRAJ GOLD” to examine the difference between every crop ecological aspect. This region is well known for Alkaline or saline soil as well as a very hot & humid climatic condition during summer and dry and cold condition during winter. Average yearly rainfall occurred 1686.3 inches in this area mainly during the summer. Here we had cultivated the Maize during Rabi season on 2nd fortnight of November. We had tried to identify crop’s growth status, Infestation of inscet-pests and Diseases, Crop Yield; various post-harvest measures (e.g. Cob Length, Diameter, no. of cobs per plant, no. of grains per cob, Harvest Index etc.). We had followed generalized agronomical practices to grow this crop for identifying the discriminations shown by the crop in that Particular region. This article has intended to show the whole agronomical practices as well as crop Protection strategies to represent any significant difference in crop yield status.
Keywords: Maize, Agronomical intervention, Humid, Plant Protection, Yield
Author: Swastik Bhattacharjya, Mriganka Samanta, Ayesha Sultana and Ayush
doi: https://doie.org/10.0624/AE.2024849243
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