Effect of enriched farmyard manure and fertility level on yield of Japanese barnyard. millet (Echinochloa fmmentacea) under rainfed condition
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Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during tbe rainy (khanj) seasons of 1989 and 1990 under rainfed condition to study the effect of enriched farmyard manure and N, P and K fertilizer on yield of Japanese barnyard mllet (Echinochloa frumenfucea Link), with, 3 levels of fapyard manure [O, 5 and 0.75 P K 5 20 (enriched) tonnesha] and 4 fertility levels ( N : : @ 10 : : 5.20 : 10 : 10,30 : 15 : 15 and 40 : : 20 kgha). The maximum grain (16.4 qha) and straw (88.1 qha) yields were obtained with 5 tonnes farmyard manureha. The grain yield (16.5 qha) increased with the increasing fertility levels up to 30 kg N : 15 kg P,O, : 15 kg $Oha. There was a significant and positive relationship between yield- contributing characters and yield.|| Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa levels of farmyard manure [O,. 5 and 0.75 frumentacea Link) is an important food and (enriched) tonneslha] and 4 . fertility levels fodder crop of Uttar Pradesh hills. Since it is (10 : 5 : 5,20 : 10 : 10,30 : 15 : 15 and 40 : grown under rainfed conditiov with limited 20 : IT- ant! K/ha respectively)References
Indian J. ~bn.
(2) :223-226 (June 1993)
Effect of enriched farmyard manure and fertility level on yield of Japanese barnyard. millet (Echinochloafmmentacea) ' under rainfed condition
Hill Campus, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Ranichauri, Uttar Pra&sh 249 199
'Received: February 1992
A field experiment was conducted during tbe rainy (khanj) seasons of 1989 and 1990 under rainfed condition to study the effect of enriched farmyard manure and N, P and K fertilizer on yield of Japanese barnyard mllet (Echinochloafrumenfucea Link), with, 3 levels of fapyard manure [O, 5 and 0.75 (enriched) tonnesha] and 4 fertility levels ( N :P :K @ 10 :5 :5.20 :10 : 10,30 :15 :15 and 40 :20 : 20 kgha). The maximum grain (16.4 qha) and straw (88.1 qha) yields were obtained with 5 tonnes farmyard manureha. The grain yield (16.5 qha) increased with the increasing fertility levels up to 30 kg
N : 15 kg P,O, : 15 kg $Oha. There was a significant and positive relationship between yield-
contributing characters and yield.
Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea Link) is an important food and fodder crop of Uttar Pradesh hills. Since it is grown under rainfed conditiov with limited inputs, its yield level can be increased with the application of farmyard manure along withadditionofsmallquantitiesofbalanced levels of farmyard manure [O,. 5 and 0.75 (enriched) tonneslha] and 4.fertility levels
(10 :5 : 5,20 : 10 : 10,30 : 15 : 15 and 40 :
:20 kg N, IT-ant! K/ha respectively).
The soil of experimental field was silty clay loam in texture and acidic in reaction, with pH 5.2-5.4. It was low in
amount of N, P and K Ozrakash, 1988), .available nitrogen (145.0 -160.0kgha) and
especially under multiple-cropping pattern.
Hence the present experiment was undertaken with a view to find out .the optimum dose of farmyard manure and fertilizer under rainfed condition.
MATERIALS AND WTHODS A field investigation yas carried out -
Ranichauri. The experiment was carried out in randomized block design with 3 replications under rainfed condition, with 3
,: during the rainy seasons of 1989 and.1990 at
phosphorus (6.0 -7.0 kgh) but rich in available potassium (380--400 kgha) content. Barnyard millet variety 'VL 8' was sown on 23 June and harvested on 30 October in 1989 and it was sown on 23 June and harvested on 19 October in 1990. The ex~erimental site was situated ah 1,~0&1,850m mean sea-level facing north. Rainfall received during crop season of 1989 and 1990 was 805.2 and 800.8 mrn respectively. Seived-out 0.75 tonne well-decomposed farmyard manure was
Table 1. Yield-contributing characters of Japanese barnyard millet as influenced by farmyard manwe and N, P, K levels t4
Treatment Plant height Effective Ear weight Grain weighvear 1,Wgrain weight (cm) tiIIers/m 63) (4) (4 1989 1990 1989 1990 1989 1990 1989 1990 1989 1990
Funnyad manure
(tonneslha)
92.5 103.0. 26.8 32.7 3.8 4.4 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8
CD (P = 0.03 9.9 6.7 1.5 3.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4
*E, Enriched farmyard manure
June 19931 RESPONSEOF JAPANESE BARNYARDh4ILLETTOFERTILIZERS
thoroughly mixed with 5, 10, 15 and 20 kg each of ,P,O, -and $0, applied through Mussoorie rockphosphate and muriate of potash respectively. The mixture was put in the bags for a month for incubation. The nitrogenous fertilizer along with enriched farmyafl manure was applied at the time of sowing. The estimates of correlation
coefficients were calculated as per the methods of Panse and Sukhatme (1967).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Application of farmyard manure increased the effective tillers over the control. Maxim effective tillers (35.51m) were recorded in the plots receiving farmyard manure @ 5 tonneha. However, treatment of 0.75 tonne enriched fannyard manure was at par during 1990 (Table 1). % -The plant height was not significantly affected due to different treatments. The farmyard manure showed a beneficial effect on ear weight and grain weighvear. The maximum ear weight (5.0 g) and grain weighttear (4.3 g) were recorded with
farmyard manure @ 5 tonneha. Enriched farmyard manure was found to be at par in case of these attributes. Application of farmyard manure had significant effect on 1,000-grain weight only in 1989 and the maximum weight (4.2 g) was recorded with enriched farmyard manure.
Farmyard manure also increased the grain yield significantly (Table 2). The average grain yield was recorded with farmyard manure @ 5 tonneha, being 30.05% higher than the control. Application of enriched fatmyard manure also significantly increased the grain yield over the control and was statistically at par with highest level of farmyard manure. This might have resulted due to similar response recorded in all yield attributes under both these treatments. These results are in conformity with the findings of Prakash (1988) and Singh and Arya (1991).
Efect of fertility level
Increasing levels of fertility increased the plant height and effective tillers significantly. The maximum plant height
Table 2. Yield of Japanese barnyard millet as influenced by farmyard ma5ure and N, P,K level Treatment Grain yield (qha) Straw yield (qha)
1990 Mean 1989 1990 Mean
Faintyard manure (tonnes/ha)
11.3 13.9 12.6 66.4 71.4 68.9
E, Enriched f&nyard manure
