Effect of nutrient-management practices on growth and yield of pearl millet (Penniseturn glaucum)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v52i1.4892Keywords:
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Farmyard manure, Bio-fertilizersAbstract
An experiment was conducted for 2 years (2002 and 2003) at Dryland Research Farm of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, to evaluate the effect of nutrient-management practices on growth and yield of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend. Stuntz.]. Nutrient-management practices comprised the con- trol, 30 kg N/ha + 20 kg P,O,/ha, 60 kg N/ha + 40 kg P,O,/ha, 5 tonnes FYM/ha + bio-fertilizer (Azotobacter + ve- sicular arbuscular mycorrhizae), 10 tonnes FYM/ha + bio-fertilizer (Azotobacter + VAM), 30 kg N/ha + 20 kg P,O,/ ha + 5 tonnes FYM/ha + bio-fertilizer, 30 kg Nlha + 20 kg P,O,/ha + 10 tonnes FYM/ha + bio-fertilizer and 60 kg N/ha + 40 kg P,O,/ha + 10 tonnes FYM/ha + bio-fertilizer in randomized block design with three replications. The total rainfall received during kharif season of 2002 and 2003 was 405.5 mm and 823.0 mm respectively. Applica- tion of 60+40 kg/ha of N + P,O, along with 10 t FYM/ha and biofertilizer gave significantly higher grain yield and N, P uptake by pearlmillet than control and FYM (5 or 10 tlha) + biofertilizers use.References
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