Physiological and yield parameters of sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. rogusa) in response to biofertilizer application under low elevation condition
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The effects of different biofertilizers on sweet corn did not show any significant difference in the parameters, days to 50% tasseling and silking, partitioning coefficient, relative chlorophyll content, total dry matter yield, and harvest index (P=>0.05). However, it revealed significant results in ear yield production (P=<0.05). The sweet corn applied with fermented seaweed produced the highest ear yield at 12.60 t ha-1, followed by commercial organic foliar fertilizer at 11.32 t ha-1. Results provided additional information to the farmers and other researchers who want to engage sweet corn production with the supplementation of biofertilizers, it is safe and friendly to the environment. Further studies may be conducted in different locations to compare the results.
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