Effects of foliar fertilizers on maize inbred lines.

Crop fertilization is one of the most important cropping practises. Fertilisation provides optimal plant growth and development. Foliar fertilizing enables rapid absorption and quick plant response to applied fertilizer. Foliar fertilizing also can contain microelements and amino acid. The aim of this study was to examine effect of two foliar fertilizers (formulation: 12:4:6+0.2MgO+ME+AA and 10:40:10+4MgO+ME) on five maize inbred lines. The first fertilizer was applied at the 5-6 leaf stage of maize, while second in 11-12 leaf stage. Influence of foliar fertilizers was examined on fresh matter at 48h, 21 day after application and in flowering stages and on grain yield. Application of foliar fertilizers increase fresh matter in maize lines in all examined stages compared to control. The greatest differences in fresh matter were recorded for 21 days after application of foliar fertilizers compared to control. Foliar fertilizers also increased grain yield of maize lines. Although both fertilizers significantly increased fresh matter and grain yield, the first fertilizer (12:4:6+0.2MgO+ME+AA) shows as better than the other tested fertilizer.