N
120-150 kg/ha
- 20% Nitrogen should be applied as basal and rest should be applied in 3-4 splits (25% at Four leaf stage, 30% at Eight leaf stage, 20% at Tasseling stage and 5% at Grain filling stage)
- Top dressing of fertilizers at eight leaf stage and tasseling stage should coincide with hoeing/interculture and earthing-up operations to incorporate fertilizer into the soil. At four leaf stage and grain filling stage it may be applied as side dressing