The field experiments were conducted during the Summer season of March- May 2016 and Rabi season of September – November of 2016 at Experimental Farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram to enhance the productivity of hybrid maize through balanced nutrition i.e., integration of poultry manure and chemical fertilizers. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) and replicated thrice. The treatment comprised of poultry manure in different levels (2, 4, 6 t ha-1 ) with or without chemical fertilizers and control. The study clearly showed that application of 6 t ha-1 of poultry manure along with 75% RDF registered the highest growth, yield and yield components. This treatment recorded the maximum plant height of 260.5 cm. The result evidently proved that application of 6 t ha-1 of poultry manure + 75% RDF (T7) will be an appropriate balanced nutrition on the growth and yield of hybrid maize with due care on soil fertility.
