Studies were made at Coimbatore.for four consecutive seasons to fix an optimum fertilizer schedule and population density for hybrid and composite maize under TamilNadu conditions.NPKschedule of 132-66-44 kg/ha along with a spacing of 40 x 25 cm.was found to be the best for maximum grain yields during summer season and 88-44-29 kg/ha.along with a spacing of 60 x 30 cm.for the monsoon season.in general.all the varieties yielde nearly 1000 k.ha.more during the monsoon season than in summer season.
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