An experiment was conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to find out the appropriate planting method and optimum nitrogen level for enhancing the seed yield of fodder maize (Zea mays L.) variety J-1006. The experiment was conducted in strip plot design with three sowing methods viz. zero tillage (ZT), conventional tillage (CT) and bed planting (BP) in vertical strips and four nitrogen levels (0, 100, 125 and 150 kg N/ha) in horizontal strips. Pheonological parameters like days taken to 50% tasseling, days taken to 50% silking and days taken to physiological maturity were statistically at par with different planting methods except days taken to dough stage. Growth indices viz., Crop growth rate and Relative growth rate were significantly affected with planting methods except Net Assimilation Rate. | Growth phenology and seed yield of fodder maize in relation to different planting methods and nitrogen levels
