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Bithy, P. A. and Ahamed, K. U. (2018). Varietal effect on growth, yield and yield contributing parameters of white maize (Zea mays). J. Expt. Biosci. 9: 1-6.
Cochran, W. G. and Cox, G. M. (1977). Experimental design. Asia Publishing House: Calcutta: India. pp. 142–81.
FAOSTAT (2022). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Data: Crops and Livestock Products 2022. United Nations.
Fattah, K. M., Sensoy, S. and Esmail, A. O. (2019). The effects of plant density and organic fertilizer on growth and yield of sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharate Sturt). Yuzuncu Yil University J. Ins. Nat. App. Sci. 24: 43-55.
Gaikwad, D. J., Ubale, N. B., Pal, A., Singh, S., Ali, M. A. and Maitra, S. (2022). Abiotic stresses impact on major cereals and adaptation options - A review. Res. Crop. 23: 896-915. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2022.ROC-913.
Gaire, R., Pant, C., Sapkota, N., Dhamaniya, R. and Bhusal, T. N. (2020). Effect of spacing and nitrogen level on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in mid hill of Nepal. Malays. J. Halal Res. 3: 50-55. doi:10.2478/mjhr-2020-0009.
Geng, Y., Cao, G., Wang, L. and Wang, S. (2019). Effects of equal chemical fertilizer substitutions with organic manure on yield, dry matter, and nitrogen uptake of spring maize and soil nitrogen distribution. PLoS One. 14: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219512.
Grote, U., Fasse, A., Nguyen, T. T. and Erenstein, O. (2021). Food security and the dynamics of wheat and maize value chains in Africa and Asia. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 4: doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.617009.
Han, L., Yang, G., Dai, H., Xu, B., Yang, H., Feng, H. and Yang, X. (2019). Modelling maize above-ground biomass based on machine learning approaches using UAV remote-sensing data. Plant Methods 15: 1-19. doi:10.1186/s13007-019-0394-z.
Jat, R. K., Bijarniya, D., Kakraliya, S. K., Sapkota, T. B., Kakraliya, M. and Jat, M. L. (2021). Precision nutrient rates and placement in conservation maize-wheat system: Effects on crop productivity, profitability, nutrient-use efficiency, and environmental footprints. Agronomy 11: doi:10.3390/agronomy11112320.
Joshi, N., Chandrashekara, C. P. and Potdar, M. P. (2020). Influence of precision nutrient management on yield and yield components and dry matter partitioning in maize hybrids. J. Pharmacogn. Phytochem. 9: 1270-77. doi:10.22271/phyto.2020.v9.i3u. 11483.
Krishna, T. G., Sairam, M., Raghava, V. C. and Maitra, S. (2024). Unraveling the advantages of site-specific nutrient management in maize (Zea mays L.) for enhancing the growth and productivity under varied plant populations in the hot and moist sub-humid region of Odisha. Plant Sci. Today 11: 432-40. doi:10.14719/pst.3171.
Kumar, D., Patel, R. A., Ramani, V. P. and Rathod, S. V. (2021). Evaluating precision nitrogen management practices in terms of yield, nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen loss reduction in maize crop under Indian conditions. Int. J. Plant Prod. 15: 243-60. doi:10.1007/s42106-021-00133-9.
Kumar, V., Shanmugam, A., Singh, A., Jat, S., Parihar, C. M., Pooniya, V. and Sharma, S. (2015). Nutrient uptake and fertilizer-use efficiency of maize hybrids under conservation agriculture with nutrient expert based SSNM practices. Ann. Agric. Res. 36: 160-66.
Liao, Y., Zhang, B., Kong, X., Wen, L., Yao, D., Dang, Y. and Chen, W. (2022). A cooperative-dominated model of conservation tillage to mitigate soil degradation on cultivated land and its effectiveness evaluation. Land 11: doi:10.3390/land11081223.
Mahesh, N., Eelarani, P. L., Sreenivas, G. and Madhavi, A. (2016). Performance of Kharif maize under different plant populations and nitrogen levels in southern Telangana. Int. J. Farm Sci. 6: 205-13.
Maitra, S., Hossain, A., Brestic, M., Skalicky, M., Ondrisik, P., Gitari, H. I., Brahmachari, K., Shankar, T., Bhadra, P., Palai, J. B., Jana, J., Bhattacharya, U., Duvvada, S. K., Lalichetti, S. and Sairam, M. (2021). Intercropping–A low input agricultural strategy for food and environmental security. Agronomy 11: doi:10.3390/agronomy11020343.
Maitra, S., Sahoo, U., Sairam, M., Gitari, H. I., Rezaei-Chiyaneh, E., Battaglia, M. L. and Hossain, A. (2023). Cultivating sustainability: A comprehensive review on intercropping in a changing climate. Res. Crop. 24: 702-15. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-1020.
Maitra, S., Shankar, T., Manasa, P. and Sairam, M. (2019). Present status and future prospects of maize cultivation in south Odisha. Int. J. Bioresour. Sci. 6: 27-33. doi:10.30954/ 2347-9655.01.2019.5.
Manan, J., Singh, G., Sharma, M. and Singh, G. (2016). Effect of plant spacing on yield and yield attributes of maize hybrids. J. Krishi Vigyan. 5: 41-45. doi:10.5958/2349-4433.2016.00030.1.
Morris, T. F., Murrell, T. S., Beegle, D. B., Camberato, J. J., Ferguson, R. B., Grove, J., Ketterings, Q., Kyveryga, P. M., Laboski, C. A. M., McGrath, J. M. and Meisinger, J. J., Melkonian, J., Moebius-Clune, J. B., Nafziger, E. D., Osmond, D., Sawyer, J. E., Scharf, P. C., Smith, W., Spargo, J. T., Van-Es, H. M. and Yang, H. (2018). Strengths and limitations of nitrogen rate recommendations for corn and opportunities for improvement. Agron. J. 110: 1-37. doi:10.2134/agronj2017.02.0112.
Naik, M. R., Hemalatha, S., Reddy, A. P. K., Madhuri, K. N., Umamahesh, V. and Rakesh, S. (2022). Efficient need-based nitrogen management in Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) using leaf colour chart under varied planting density. Int. J. Bio-res. Stress Manage. 13: 586-94.
Ray, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sravya, M., Priyadarshini, A., Shubhadarshi, S. and Padhi, D. P. (2024). An unravelled potential of foliar application of micro and beneficial nutrients in cereals for ensuring food and nutritional security. Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev. 41(Spl. Issue): 19-42. doi:10.52756/ijerr.2024.v41spl.003.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sagar, L., Krishna, T. G. and Sahoo, U. (2023a). Precision nutrient management on the growth and productivity of Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) under light textured brown forest soils of Odisha. Res. Crop. 24: 487-95. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-989.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sahoo, U., Sagar, L. and Krishna, T. G. (2023c). Evaluation of precision nutrient tools and nutrient optimization in maize (Zea mays L.) for enhancement of growth, productivity and nutrient use efficiency. Res. Crop. 24: 666-77. doi:10. 31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-1016.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sain, S., Gaikwad, D. J. and Sagar, L. (2024). Dry matter accumulation and physiological growth parameters of maize as influenced by different nutrient management practices. Agric. Sci. Dig. 44: 219–25. doi:10.18805/ag.D-5835.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Vishnupriya, K. K., Sahoo, U., Sagar, L. and Krishna, T. G. (2023b). Hand-held optical sensors for optimizing nitrogen application and improving nutrient use efficiency. Int. J. Biores. Sci. 10: 9-18. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Santosh, D. T., Debnath, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sagar, L., Hossain, A. and Moulick, D. (2022). Alleviation of climate catastrophe in agriculture through adoption of climate-smart technologies. in: climate crisis: adaptive approaches and sustainability. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 307-32. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Sapkota, T. B., Jat, M. L., Rana, D. S., Khatri-Chhetri, A., Jat, H. S., Bijarniya, D., Sutaliya, J. M., Kumar, M., Singh, L. K., Jat, R. K., Kalvaniya, K., Prasad, G., Sindhu, H. S., Rai, M., Satyanarayana, T. and Majumdar, K. (2021). Crop nutrient management using Nutrient Expert improves yield, increases farmers’ income and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Sci. Rep. 11: doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79883-x.
Shyam, C. S., Rathore, S., Shekhawat, K., Singh, R., Padhan, S. R. and Singh, V. (2021). Precision nutrient management in maize (Zea mays) for higher productivity and profitability. Indian J. Agric. Sci. 91: 933-35. doi:10.56093/ijas.v91i6.114303.
Sigurnjak, I., Vaneeckhaute, C., Michels, E., Ryckaert, B., Ghekiere, G., Tack, F. M. G. and Meers, E. (2017). Fertilizer performance of liquid fraction of digestate as synthetic nitrogen substitute in silage maize cultivation for three consecutive years. Sci. Total Environ. 599: 1885-94. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.120.
Singh, B., Mundra, S. L. and Kaushik, M. K. (2022). Effect of nutrient management and plant density on productivity of QPM hybrids of maize (Zea mays). Indian J. Agron. 67: 26-29. doi:10.59797/ija.v67i1.80.
Singh, M., Kumar, N. and Kumar, V. (2021). Effect of nutrient management practices and planting density on yield and nutrient uptake by hybrid maize (Zea mays). Ann. Plant Soil Res. 23: 411-14.
Singh, P., Kumar, A., Gupta, V., Kumar, J. and Singh, B. (2019). Effect of high planting densities and cultivars on productivity of rainfed maize (Zea mays). Indian J. Agric. Sci. 89: 1513-17. doi:10.56093/ijas.v89i9.93515.
Singh, V., Pant, A. K., Bahtnagar, A. and Bhatt, M. (2017). Evaluation of nutrient expert-based fertilizer recommendation for growth, yield, and nutrient uptake of maize hybrids and soil properties in maize-wheat cropping system in mollisol. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 6: 3539-50. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.610.417.
Sivamurugan, A. P. and Ravikesavan, R. (2017). Studies on the influence of spacing and nutrient management practices on growth and yield attributes of maize hybrids. Plant Arch. 17: 1577-80.
Timsina, J., Dutta, S., Devkota, K. P., Chakraborty, S., Neupane, R. K., Bishta, S., Amgain, L. P., Singh, V. K., Islam, S. and Majumdar, K. (2021). Improved nutrient management in cereals using nutrient expert and machine learning tools: productivity, profitability, and nutrient use efficiency. Agric. Sys. 192: doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103181.
Yan, P., Zhang, Q., Shuai, X. F., Pan, J. X., Zhang, W. J., Shi, J.F., Wang, M., Chen, X. P. and Cui, Z. L. (2016). Interaction between plant density and nitrogen management strategy in improving maize grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency on the North China Plain. J. Agric. Sci. 154: 978-88. doi:10.1017/S0021859615000854.
Bithy, P. A. and Ahamed, K. U. (2018). Varietal effect on growth, yield and yield contributing parameters of white maize (Zea mays). J. Expt. Biosci. 9: 1-6.
Cochran, W. G. and Cox, G. M. (1977). Experimental design. Asia Publishing House: Calcutta: India. pp. 142–81.
FAOSTAT (2022). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Data: Crops and Livestock Products 2022. United Nations.
Fattah, K. M., Sensoy, S. and Esmail, A. O. (2019). The effects of plant density and organic fertilizer on growth and yield of sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. saccharate Sturt). Yuzuncu Yil University J. Ins. Nat. App. Sci. 24: 43-55.
Gaikwad, D. J., Ubale, N. B., Pal, A., Singh, S., Ali, M. A. and Maitra, S. (2022). Abiotic stresses impact on major cereals and adaptation options - A review. Res. Crop. 23: 896-915. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2022.ROC-913.
Gaire, R., Pant, C., Sapkota, N., Dhamaniya, R. and Bhusal, T. N. (2020). Effect of spacing and nitrogen level on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in mid hill of Nepal. Malays. J. Halal Res. 3: 50-55. doi:10.2478/mjhr-2020-0009.
Geng, Y., Cao, G., Wang, L. and Wang, S. (2019). Effects of equal chemical fertilizer substitutions with organic manure on yield, dry matter, and nitrogen uptake of spring maize and soil nitrogen distribution. PLoS One. 14: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219512.
Grote, U., Fasse, A., Nguyen, T. T. and Erenstein, O. (2021). Food security and the dynamics of wheat and maize value chains in Africa and Asia. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 4: doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.617009.
Han, L., Yang, G., Dai, H., Xu, B., Yang, H., Feng, H. and Yang, X. (2019). Modelling maize above-ground biomass based on machine learning approaches using UAV remote-sensing data. Plant Methods 15: 1-19. doi:10.1186/s13007-019-0394-z.
Jat, R. K., Bijarniya, D., Kakraliya, S. K., Sapkota, T. B., Kakraliya, M. and Jat, M. L. (2021). Precision nutrient rates and placement in conservation maize-wheat system: Effects on crop productivity, profitability, nutrient-use efficiency, and environmental footprints. Agronomy 11: doi:10.3390/agronomy11112320.
Joshi, N., Chandrashekara, C. P. and Potdar, M. P. (2020). Influence of precision nutrient management on yield and yield components and dry matter partitioning in maize hybrids. J. Pharmacogn. Phytochem. 9: 1270-77. doi:10.22271/phyto.2020.v9.i3u. 11483.
Krishna, T. G., Sairam, M., Raghava, V. C. and Maitra, S. (2024). Unraveling the advantages of site-specific nutrient management in maize (Zea mays L.) for enhancing the growth and productivity under varied plant populations in the hot and moist sub-humid region of Odisha. Plant Sci. Today 11: 432-40. doi:10.14719/pst.3171.
Kumar, D., Patel, R. A., Ramani, V. P. and Rathod, S. V. (2021). Evaluating precision nitrogen management practices in terms of yield, nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen loss reduction in maize crop under Indian conditions. Int. J. Plant Prod. 15: 243-60. doi:10.1007/s42106-021-00133-9.
Kumar, V., Shanmugam, A., Singh, A., Jat, S., Parihar, C. M., Pooniya, V. and Sharma, S. (2015). Nutrient uptake and fertilizer-use efficiency of maize hybrids under conservation agriculture with nutrient expert based SSNM practices. Ann. Agric. Res. 36: 160-66.
Liao, Y., Zhang, B., Kong, X., Wen, L., Yao, D., Dang, Y. and Chen, W. (2022). A cooperative-dominated model of conservation tillage to mitigate soil degradation on cultivated land and its effectiveness evaluation. Land 11: doi:10.3390/land11081223.
Mahesh, N., Eelarani, P. L., Sreenivas, G. and Madhavi, A. (2016). Performance of Kharif maize under different plant populations and nitrogen levels in southern Telangana. Int. J. Farm Sci. 6: 205-13.
Maitra, S., Hossain, A., Brestic, M., Skalicky, M., Ondrisik, P., Gitari, H. I., Brahmachari, K., Shankar, T., Bhadra, P., Palai, J. B., Jana, J., Bhattacharya, U., Duvvada, S. K., Lalichetti, S. and Sairam, M. (2021). Intercropping–A low input agricultural strategy for food and environmental security. Agronomy 11: doi:10.3390/agronomy11020343.
Maitra, S., Sahoo, U., Sairam, M., Gitari, H. I., Rezaei-Chiyaneh, E., Battaglia, M. L. and Hossain, A. (2023). Cultivating sustainability: A comprehensive review on intercropping in a changing climate. Res. Crop. 24: 702-15. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-1020.
Maitra, S., Shankar, T., Manasa, P. and Sairam, M. (2019). Present status and future prospects of maize cultivation in south Odisha. Int. J. Bioresour. Sci. 6: 27-33. doi:10.30954/ 2347-9655.01.2019.5.
Manan, J., Singh, G., Sharma, M. and Singh, G. (2016). Effect of plant spacing on yield and yield attributes of maize hybrids. J. Krishi Vigyan. 5: 41-45. doi:10.5958/2349-4433.2016.00030.1.
Morris, T. F., Murrell, T. S., Beegle, D. B., Camberato, J. J., Ferguson, R. B., Grove, J., Ketterings, Q., Kyveryga, P. M., Laboski, C. A. M., McGrath, J. M. and Meisinger, J. J., Melkonian, J., Moebius-Clune, J. B., Nafziger, E. D., Osmond, D., Sawyer, J. E., Scharf, P. C., Smith, W., Spargo, J. T., Van-Es, H. M. and Yang, H. (2018). Strengths and limitations of nitrogen rate recommendations for corn and opportunities for improvement. Agron. J. 110: 1-37. doi:10.2134/agronj2017.02.0112.
Naik, M. R., Hemalatha, S., Reddy, A. P. K., Madhuri, K. N., Umamahesh, V. and Rakesh, S. (2022). Efficient need-based nitrogen management in Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) using leaf colour chart under varied planting density. Int. J. Bio-res. Stress Manage. 13: 586-94.
Ray, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sravya, M., Priyadarshini, A., Shubhadarshi, S. and Padhi, D. P. (2024). An unravelled potential of foliar application of micro and beneficial nutrients in cereals for ensuring food and nutritional security. Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev. 41(Spl. Issue): 19-42. doi:10.52756/ijerr.2024.v41spl.003.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sagar, L., Krishna, T. G. and Sahoo, U. (2023a). Precision nutrient management on the growth and productivity of Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) under light textured brown forest soils of Odisha. Res. Crop. 24: 487-95. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-989.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sahoo, U., Sagar, L. and Krishna, T. G. (2023c). Evaluation of precision nutrient tools and nutrient optimization in maize (Zea mays L.) for enhancement of growth, productivity and nutrient use efficiency. Res. Crop. 24: 666-77. doi:10. 31830/2348-7542.2023.ROC-1016.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sain, S., Gaikwad, D. J. and Sagar, L. (2024). Dry matter accumulation and physiological growth parameters of maize as influenced by different nutrient management practices. Agric. Sci. Dig. 44: 219–25. doi:10.18805/ag.D-5835.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Vishnupriya, K. K., Sahoo, U., Sagar, L. and Krishna, T. G. (2023b). Hand-held optical sensors for optimizing nitrogen application and improving nutrient use efficiency. Int. J. Biores. Sci. 10: 9-18. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Santosh, D. T., Debnath, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sagar, L., Hossain, A. and Moulick, D. (2022). Alleviation of climate catastrophe in agriculture through adoption of climate-smart technologies. in: climate crisis: adaptive approaches and sustainability. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 307-32. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Sapkota, T. B., Jat, M. L., Rana, D. S., Khatri-Chhetri, A., Jat, H. S., Bijarniya, D., Sutaliya, J. M., Kumar, M., Singh, L. K., Jat, R. K., Kalvaniya, K., Prasad, G., Sindhu, H. S., Rai, M., Satyanarayana, T. and Majumdar, K. (2021). Crop nutrient management using Nutrient Expert improves yield, increases farmers’ income and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Sci. Rep. 11: doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79883-x.
Shyam, C. S., Rathore, S., Shekhawat, K., Singh, R., Padhan, S. R. and Singh, V. (2021). Precision nutrient management in maize (Zea mays) for higher productivity and profitability. Indian J. Agric. Sci. 91: 933-35. doi:10.56093/ijas.v91i6.114303.
Sigurnjak, I., Vaneeckhaute, C., Michels, E., Ryckaert, B., Ghekiere, G., Tack, F. M. G. and Meers, E. (2017). Fertilizer performance of liquid fraction of digestate as synthetic nitrogen substitute in silage maize cultivation for three consecutive years. Sci. Total Environ. 599: 1885-94. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.120.
Singh, B., Mundra, S. L. and Kaushik, M. K. (2022). Effect of nutrient management and plant density on productivity of QPM hybrids of maize (Zea mays). Indian J. Agron. 67: 26-29. doi:10.59797/ija.v67i1.80.
Singh, M., Kumar, N. and Kumar, V. (2021). Effect of nutrient management practices and planting density on yield and nutrient uptake by hybrid maize (Zea mays). Ann. Plant Soil Res. 23: 411-14.
Singh, P., Kumar, A., Gupta, V., Kumar, J. and Singh, B. (2019). Effect of high planting densities and cultivars on productivity of rainfed maize (Zea mays). Indian J. Agric. Sci. 89: 1513-17. doi:10.56093/ijas.v89i9.93515.
Singh, V., Pant, A. K., Bahtnagar, A. and Bhatt, M. (2017). Evaluation of nutrient expert-based fertilizer recommendation for growth, yield, and nutrient uptake of maize hybrids and soil properties in maize-wheat cropping system in mollisol. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 6: 3539-50. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.610.417.
Sivamurugan, A. P. and Ravikesavan, R. (2017). Studies on the influence of spacing and nutrient management practices on growth and yield attributes of maize hybrids. Plant Arch. 17: 1577-80.
Timsina, J., Dutta, S., Devkota, K. P., Chakraborty, S., Neupane, R. K., Bishta, S., Amgain, L. P., Singh, V. K., Islam, S. and Majumdar, K. (2021). Improved nutrient management in cereals using nutrient expert and machine learning tools: productivity, profitability, and nutrient use efficiency. Agric. Sys. 192: doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103181.
Yan, P., Zhang, Q., Shuai, X. F., Pan, J. X., Zhang, W. J., Shi, J.F., Wang, M., Chen, X. P. and Cui, Z. L. (2016). Interaction between plant density and nitrogen management strategy in improving maize grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency on the North China Plain. J. Agric. Sci. 154: 978-88. doi:10.1017/S0021859615000854.
