Evaluation of Three Tillage Operation on the Yield of Two Varieties of Maize Under Sandy Loam Soil Condition

Student: Donatus Iriemi (Project, 2025)
Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering
Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State


Abstract

This research project is on the effects of tillage operations on the yield of two varieties of maize (white and yellow maize) under sandy loam soil condition. The tillage operations used in this study are ploughing, harrowing, harrowing + harrowing, and no tillage. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of different tillage operations on the yield of two varieties of maize under sandy loam soil conditions. The material used for this experiment includes, maize (White and Yellow), Rake, Machete, Tractable, Muldoed Plough, Disc Harrow, Spade and Digger.

Keywords
Tillage operations Maize yield Sandy loam soil Ploughing Harrowing No-tillage Soil aeration Moisture retention Conservation tillage