Effect of nutrient management on grain, straw yield and economics in transplanted proso millet
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v66i2.2847Keywords:
Economics, FYM, NPK, Nutrients, Proso millet, RDF, Seedling age, Soil, YieldAbstract
A field experiment was conducted during rainy (Kharif) season of 2016 at Dapoli, Maharashtra, to study the nu- trient management on grain, straw yield and economics in transplanted proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in lat- eritic soils of Western Ghats. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design, containing 4 main plot and 5 sub- plot treatments with 3 replications. The main plot comprised 4 ages of seedlings, viz. 20 days, 30 days, 40 days and 50 days. The subplots consisted of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), 75% RDF + 25% N through FYM, 50% RDF + 50% N through FYM, 25% RDF + 75% N through FYM and 100% N through FYM. The crop transplanted with higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content and higher uptake were recorded with seed- lings transplanted at 30 days as compared to the remaining treatments. The highest net returns of `4647/ha with a Benefit: cost (B:C) ratio of 1.25 was obtained with 30 days old seedlings, followed by 40 days old seedlings. Higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content and higher uptake were recorded owing to 100% RDF through chemical fertilizer treatment as compared to other treatments under study. The highest net returns of `4,685/ha with a B: C ratio of 1.27 were obtained from the treatment of 100% RDF through chemical fertilizer. The highest net returns, and B: C ratio were obtained when proso millet crop transplanted with 30 days old seedlings along with 100% RDF nutrient followed by 30 days old seedling along with 75% RDF through chemical fertilizer + 25% N through FYM than rest of the treatment combinations.References
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Banerjee, H. and Pal, S. 2011. Response of hybrid rice to nutrient management during wet season.Oryza 49(2): 108111.
Barla, S., Upasani, R.R., Kulshrestha, S.K. and Thakur, R. 2013. Effect of age and number of seedlings on weed dynamics, productivity and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa). Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences 5(2): 197200.
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Gour, S.P., Singh, S.K., Lal, R., Singh, R.P., Bohra, J.S., Srivastava, J.P., Singh, S.P., Kumar, M., Kumar, O. and Latare, A.M.
Effect of organic and inorganic sources of plant nutrients on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa) and soil fertility. Indian Journal of Agronomy 60(2): 328331.
Nigade, R.D. and More, S.M. 2013. Performance of finger millet varieties to different levels of fertilizer on yield and soil properties in sub-montane zone of Maharashtra. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 9(1): 256259.
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Sarker, T.K., Hossain, M.D., Salam, M.A. and Rabbani, M.G. 2012. Effect of seedling age and method of transplanting on the yield of aman rice. Progressive Agriculture 24(1 and 2): 9
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