Maize is an important cereal crop that provides staple
food to large number of people across the globe and is a
major source of income to many farmers in developing
countries (Tagneet al., 2008). Maize is a relativelyshort
duration crop and capable of utilizing inputs to produce a
large quantity of food grains per unit area. Efforts aimed
at obtaining high yield of maize would necessitate the
augmentation of the nutrient status of the soil to meet the