Effect of jalshakti on growth and yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and little millet (Panicum miliaceum) at plateau region of Bihar
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Abstract
The field experiment was conducted during the rainy seasons of 1986 and 1987 to study the response of jalshakti on growth and yield of finger millet [Eleusine coracunu (L.) Gaertn.] and little millet (Panicum miliaceuin L.) in marginal acidic sandy-loam soils at Ranchi. ~alshakti@ 4 kgha through furrow placement gave the maximum grain yield of finger millet. Application of jalshakti @ 8 kg~ha as furrow placement gave maximum grain yield of little millet, closely followed by jalshakti @ 10 g/kg seed as seed treatment + 8 kglha as furrow application. The increase in grain yields of finger millet and little millet due to application of jalshakti under different races and methods were 5.4-26.1 and 7.9-33.6% respectively. Only grain weightiear or panicle of 2 crops among yield components responded significantly to jalshakti. The highest values were recorded with jalshakti @ 4 kglha as ~ U & W placement + @ 20 g/kg seed as seed treatment and @ 8 kgha as furrow placement + @ 20 gl kg seed as seed treatment in finger millet and little millet respectively. This parameter finally con(ribu1ed to increased grain yield of the crops.References
Effect of jalshakti on growth and yield of finger millet
(Eleusine coracana) and little millet (Panicum miliaceum)
at plateau region of Bihar Department of Agronomy, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, Bihar 834 006
Received: May 1992
The field experiment was conducted during the rainy seasons of 1986 and 1987 to study the response of jalshakti on growth and yield of finger millet [Eleusine coracunu (L.) Gaertn.] and little millet (Panicum miliaceuin L.) in marginal acidic sandy-loam soils at Ranchi. ~alshakti @ 4 kgha through furrow placement gave the maximum grain yield of finger millet. Application of jalshakti @ 8 kg~haas furrow placement gave maximum grain yield of little millet, closely followed by jalshakti @ 10 g/kg seed as seed treatment + 8 kglha as furrow application. The increase in grain yields of finger millet and little millet due to application of jalshakti under different races and methods were 5.4-26.1 and 7.9-33.6% respectively. Only grain weightiear or panicle of 2 crops among yield components responded significantly to jalshakti. The highest values were recorded with jalshakti @ 4 kglha as ~U&W placement + @ 20 g/kg seed as seed treatment and @ 8 kgha as furrow placement + @ 20 gl kg seed as seed treatment in finger millet and little millet respectively. This parameter finally con(ribu1ed to increased grain yield of the crops.
To increase and stabilize the crop and life-span at marginal shallow lands of production under rainfed farming the top hills of Bihar plateau. The experiment moisture availability at root zone becomes a was conducted to find out the response of need to develop. Jalshakti or Super sorb has jalshakti at different doses and methods of water-absorbing capacity and may be used as application on growth and yield of these soil amendment to improve available soil- crops at marginal sandy-loam soils.
-moisture retention and release capacities,
especially in the sandy-loam soil. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Bandyopadhyay and Ray (1988) proved that The field experiment was conducted
mixing of 0.6-1 .O% jalashakti with soil during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 1986 and
might provide ample moisture to the plant in 1987 at Ranchi, on upland soil (23O17'N,
the tension of 2.0-15.0 bar and keep them 85O19'E and 625 m above mean sea-level).
alive. Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) The soil was latisol, sandy loam (76.6%
Gaertn.] and little millet [Panicum sand, 10.2% silt and 13.2% clay), low in
miliaceum L.), both are important rainfed fertility status (0.0342% total nitrogen, 37
-crops, have their different water requirement kglha available P,O, and 58 kglha
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PRADHAN [Vol. 38, No. 4
Table 1. Effect of jalshakti ongrain yields of finger millet and little millet
Treatment Grain yield of finger Grain yield of little.
millet (/ha)
1987
TI, seed treatment with 17.51 20.68
jalshakti @ 10 g/kg seed
T,, seed treatment with 16.48 17.79
jalshakti @ 20 g/kg seed
T,, furrowplacementof 19.49 2 1.52
jalshakti @ 4 kgha
T,, furrow placementof 18.18 19.55
jalshakti @ 8 kgha
T,, TI + T, 17.78 19.42
T,, T, + T, 18.55 17.46
T,, T, + T3 19.80 20.17
T,, T, + T, 18.37 18.35
T,, control (no jalshakti) 15.47 17.06
CD (F' = 0.05) 2.08 2.38
exchangeable ($0) and acidic (pH 5.9) in nature. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications consisting of 9 treatments. 'A 404' and 'V 17' were sown in rows at 22.5 cm apart on 28 June and 5 June respectively in 1986 and 4 July and 30 June respectively in 1987. Finger millet was fertilized with 40 kg N, 25 kg P20, and 20 kg qO/ha and little millet with 40 kg N and 20 kg P,O,/ha. Half dose of N, full dose of P20, to little millet were applied at the time of sowing and remaining half of N was top-dressed to both crops at 21 days after sowing. Finger millet received 82 and 85 cm rain water during 1986 and 1987 and little millet received 81 and 83 cm during 1986 and 1987 respectively.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Growth and yield components of crops
Plant height and tillers/m2 of both finger millet and little millet were not affected by the application of jalshakti (Table 1).
millet (qha)
Mean 1986 1987 Mean
09 8.40 8.44 8.42
13 8.78 8.64 8.71
50 9.27 9.46 9.37
86 9.85 10.90 10.38
60 8.52 8.23 8.38
70 9.88 9.79
81 9.46 9.64
36 8.86 9.06 8.96
26 7.38 8.15 7.77
78 1.07 1.61 1.46
Among 3 yield components of finger millet (edm2, grain weighdear and 1,000- grain weight), grain weighdear was significantly improved by the application of jalshakti compared with the control (no jalshakti), except in the plots receiving the jalshakti as seed treatment @ 10 gkg seed. Maximum grain weighdear was recorded from the treatment having jdshakti @ 20 g/ kg seed as seed treatment + @ 4 kgha through furrow placement. This treatment was significantly superior to the others. Significantly higher grain weighdear was also received from the plots receiving jalshakti as seed treatment @ 20 gkg seed, furrow application @ 4 or 8 kglha alone and the combination of furrow placement and seed treatments, such as 10 gkg seed + 4 kg/ ha, 10 gkg seed + 8 kglha and 20 gkg seed
+ 8 kg/ha.~hese treatments were atp& each
other. Of the 3 yield components of little millet, grain weighdpanicle was significantly
Table 2. Growth and yield conrponencs of fi~~germillet and little nullet as influenced hy jalshakti (mean of 2 ycnrs)
Treat~~~ent Fingermillet Little millet (D
Plant Tilbrsl Ears1 Grain 1,000-Plant Tillers1 Panicles1 Grain 1,000-grain -
height m2 n12 weight/ grain height m2 m2 weight (g)/ weight
