Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

The area experiment was laid out during Zaid season of 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P). The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with ten treatments and each replicated three times. Results obtained that notably maximum plant height (173.05 cm), number of leaves (6/plant), leaf area index (3.81), dry weight (140.08 g/plant), crop growth rate (229.95 g/m²/day), cobs (1.67/plant), cob girth (10.97 cm), rows/cob (12.13), kernels/row (34.07), cob weight with husk (55.47 g), seed index (17.32 g), kernel yield (3.56 t/ha) and stover yield (5.62 t/ha) have been recorded with application of 45 kg P/ha + PSB (seed + soil) along with 45 kg K/ha + KSB (seed + soil). However, cob length (18.13 cm), cob weight without husk (43.89 g) and harvest index (39.24%) were obtained significantly highest values in 45 kg P/ha + PSB (seed + soil) along with 45 kg K/ha + KSB (soil). Maximum gross returns (Rs. 79,698.60/ha), net returns (Rs. 51,589.65/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (1.84) were obtained highest in the treatment combination of 45 kg Phosphorus and potassium/ha along with PSB and KSB (seed + soil) compared to control plot.