Performance of rabi Horsegram as influenced by kharif Finger Millet Crop Geometry and Nutrient Management Practices

Author: A. Aliveni*, B. Venkateswarlu, M. Sree Rekha, P.R.K. Prasad and K. Jayalalitha

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Abstract

Finger millet-horsegram crop sequence has the potential to provide secured income to the farmer, maintain the soil health besides sustain agricultural production. The productivity of succeeding crops depend on preceding crops and their level of management. The present investigation is designed to study the influence of crop geometry and nutrient management practices in kharif grown finger millet on rabi horsegram. A Field experiment was conducted at Agricultural college farm, Bapatla during the kharif and rabi seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20 to study the residual effect of nutrient management approaches in finger millet on growth and yield of succeeding horsegram crop under finger millet - horsegram system. The experimental design was split plot with three replications. The main-plot factor comprised of three crop geometries with different age of seedlings (30x10 cm with 30 days old seedlings, 30×30 cm with 15 days old seedlings and 45 × 45 cm with 15 days old seedlings) and seven nut

Keywords

Finger millet-horsegram, cropping sequence, nutrient management, yield attributes and yield.