Agricultural Market Analysis is a specialized subject dealing with all aspects of Maize Hybrid seed Market in Tamil Nadu, India which accelerates the market potential of hybrid maize seeds in the study area, estimate market share of commercial hybrid maize seeds of various firms, study the dealers brand preference for hybrid maize seeds, analyze the promotional activities undertaken by different seed firms to promote sales of hybrid maize seeds, and the constraints faced by the dealers in sales of hybrid maize seeds. . The study highlights the existing scenario of maize seeds market in the...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are widespread and agronomically important plant symbiont and often stimulate plant uptake of nutrients such as P, Zn, Cu, and Fe in deficient soils and increases resistance of plants to heavy metals and salts. Plants with coarsely branched roots and with few or no root hairs are expected to be more dependent on mycorrhizal fungi than are plants with finely branched root systems. Scanty information is available on the role of AM fungi on the growth and nutrient uptake of maize especially in soils of India which are generally phosphorus deficient or have an...