Agriculture — Millets Maize Irrigated Maize Water Fertigation
| Water Management - Fertigation Technology |
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- Method of planting : paired row planting (60/90 × 30 cm)
- Fertilizer dose =150:75:75 kg NPK per ha
- Drip fertigation with Water soluble fertilizer (WSF)
| N | Polyfeed | 19-19-19 |
| P | MAP | 12-61-00 |
| K | KNO3 | 13-00-45 |
- Fertigation Device: Ventury assembly (3/4”) with injector pump (0.5 HP)
| Fertigation schedule for Hybrid maize with Water Soluble Fertilizers at (75 % RDF) |
| Stage (days) | Duration (days) | Fertilizer form | Fertilizer grade | Dose/ ha/ day | Total Qty (Kg/ha) | Nutrients kg/ha |
| N | P | K | N | P | K |
| 6 to 25 | 20 | MAP | 12 | 61 | 0 | 2.813 | 56.25 | 6.75 | 34.31 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.938 | 18.75 | 8.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 26-60 | 35 | PolyFeed | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2.143 | 75.00 | 14.25 | 14.25 | 14.25 |
| 35 | Multi- K | 13 | 0 | 45 | 1.500 | 52.50 | 6.83 | 0.00 | 23.63 |
| 35 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2.143 | 75.00 | 34.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 61-75 | 15 | PolyFeed | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2.750 | 41.25 | 7.84 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| 15 | Multi- K | 13 | 0 | 45 | 1.600 | 24.00 | 3.12 | 0.00 | 10.80 |
| 15 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 | 67.50 | 31.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| | | | | | | 112.96 | 56.40 | 56.51 |
| Fertigation schedule for Hybrid maize with Normal Fertilizers (100% RDF) |
| Stage (days) | Duration (days) | Fertilizer form | Fertilizer grade | Dose/ ha/ day | Total Qty (Kg/ha) | Nutrients kg/ha |
| N | P | K | N | P | K |
| 6 to 25 | 20 | DAP | 18 | 46 | 0 | 5.00 | 100 | 18.0 | 46.0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 50 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 26-60 | 35 | DAP | 18 | 46 | 0 | 1.86 | 65 | 11.7 | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 150 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | MOP | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2.14 | 75 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 |
| 61-75 | 15 | Urea | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 62 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | MOP | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.33 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
| | | | | | | 150.2 | 75.9 | 75.0 |
