Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 616 - 624 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097 İndeks Tarihi: 07-10-2020

Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya

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The trials were set up in Busia, Embu and Kirinyaga Counties to assess the effect of tillage methodsand application of different fertilizer combinations on maize productivity in the lower and uppermidland agro-ecological zones of Kenya. Tillage methods were no-tillage (NT) with crop residueretention as mulch (+CR) (NT+CR) and conventional tillage (CT) without crop residue retention onfarm surface (-CR) (CT-CR) while fertilizer combinations were NK, NP, PK, NPK, andNPK+CaMgZnBS. The N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, B and S nutrients were applied at the rates of 120, 40,40, 10, 10, 5 and 26.3 kg ha-1, respectively. The trials were laid in a randomized complete blockdesign with a split-plot arrangement and replicated three times. The results showed that maize leafarea index, plant height, aboveground biomass, crop growth rate, and grain yield were significantlyhigher under CT-CR than under NT+CR in most of the sites. The CT-CR system out-yielded NT+CRsystem by 0.3 t ha-1and 0.6 t ha-1 maize grain in Alupe and Kirinyaga, respectively. However,NT+CR system out-yielded CT-CR system by 0.4 t ha -1 maize grain at Embu. Across all the sites,application of PK and NPK+ZnBMgCaS fertilizer combinations resulted, respectively, in lowest andhighest maize shoot biomass, leaf area indices, crop growth rates, plant heights, and grain yields.Based on this result alone, the potential of conservation agriculture in improving yields compared toconventional tillage could not be conclusive despite consistently recording higher soil moisturecontent across all sites and better yields in Embu. Again, application of a wide range of nutrientsmay be beneficial to maize production in the study areas as evidenced in the study. Therefore, werecommend multi-season and multi-location trials to comprehensively assess the impact of tillagemethods and fertilizer management, particularly in relation to micronutrients.
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APA Otieno H, Chemining'wa G, Zingore S, Gachene C (2020). Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. , 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
Chicago Otieno Hillary,Chemining'wa George,Zingore Shamie,Gachene Charles Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. (2020): 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
MLA Otieno Hillary,Chemining'wa George,Zingore Shamie,Gachene Charles Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. , 2020, ss.616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
AMA Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. . 2020; 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
Vancouver Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. . 2020; 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
IEEE Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C "Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya." , ss.616 - 624, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
ISNAD Otieno, Hillary vd. "Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya". (2020), 616-624. https://doi.org/DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
APA Otieno H, Chemining'wa G, Zingore S, Gachene C (2020). Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi, 8(3), 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
Chicago Otieno Hillary,Chemining'wa George,Zingore Shamie,Gachene Charles Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi 8, no.3 (2020): 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
MLA Otieno Hillary,Chemining'wa George,Zingore Shamie,Gachene Charles Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi, vol.8, no.3, 2020, ss.616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
AMA Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi. 2020; 8(3): 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
Vancouver Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya. Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi. 2020; 8(3): 616 - 624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
IEEE Otieno H,Chemining'wa G,Zingore S,Gachene C "Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya." Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi, 8, ss.616 - 624, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097
ISNAD Otieno, Hillary vd. "Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth and Yield Response to Tillage Methods and Fertilizer Combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya". Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi 8/3 (2020), 616-624. https://doi.org/DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i3.616-624.3097