Effect of different Fertility Levels on Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake and Economics of Fodder Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Cultivars under Arid Region

Author: Sundar Anchra*, R.C. Bairwa, Mahendra Kumar Rojh and Shri Rakesh

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Abstract

Animal nutrition is main factor for livestock production. Due to the decrease in the availability of green fodder in the arid region, there is a continuous decrease in the livestock. Therefore, an experiment was conducted on fodder pearl millet crop during kharif season of 2018 at Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner Rajasthan. The treatments consisted of four fertility levels [0, 40, 80 and 120 kg N ha-1] and three varieties [Raj bajra -1, Raj- 171 and Local]. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. The productivity of crops was evaluated in terms of green and dry fodder yield and the nutrient content and uptake by crop at both cutting stages. Results revealed that total green fodder, dry matter yield and nutrient content and uptake by crop at both cutting stages were higher in variety Raj bajra -1 as compared to Raj 171 and Local variety. Among nutrient management, tre

Keywords

Dry fodder yield, green fodder yield, nutrient management, nutrient uptake.

Conclusion

When 80 kg N and 40 kg P2O5 were applied per hectare, Raj bajra - 1 gave significantly higher green, dry fodder yield and green fodder productivity, with higher content and uptake of N, P, K by fodder.

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Sundar Anchra, R.C. Bairwa, Mahendra Kumar Rojh and Shri Rakesh (2022). Effect of Different Fertility Levels on Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake and Economics of Fodder Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Cultivars under Arid Region. Biological Forum â€