An experiment on rabi maize constituting three moisture regimes viz., Irrigation water / Cumulative Pan Evaporation (IW/CPE) at 0.6 ,0.8 and 1.0 ratio along with ten nutrient management practices viz., application of 100 % RDF only, 125 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 2 % NPK (19:19:19)+ 1 % Pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) + Micronutrient mixture 1 %, 100 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 2 % NPK (19:19:19)+ 1 % Pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) + Micronutrient mixture 1 % and 75 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 2 % NPK (19:19:19) + 1 % Pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) + Micronutrient mixture 1 % was conducted at Research Farm, Agricultural College, and Research Institute, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu during winter seasons of 2020-21 and 2021- 22. The results showed that irrigation scheduled at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio recorded significantly higher grain yield of maize over the scheduling of irrigation at 0.8 with 0.6. Moreover, the application of 100 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 1 % Micronutrient mixture was at par with the application of 75 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 1 % Micronutrient mixture and both of them recorded significantly higher grain yield than other nutrient management practices. As regards quality parameters viz., chlorophyll content, proline content at roasting or milk stage was numerically higher with scheduling of irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio but did not reach the level of significance during both the year of the experiment. The quality parameters like chlorophyll content, proline content and yield in maize grain at roasting or milk stage were significantly increased with increasing nutrient management practices. The highest values of chlorophyll content, proline content and yield were recorded with the application of 100 % STCR-NPK + foliar sprays 1 % Micronutrient mixture.