Impact of Nutrient Management on Yield and Economics of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum L.)

Author: Niteen Amarghade* and Rajesh Singh

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during zaid season 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.) on sandy loam soil to investigate the impact of nutrient management on yield and economics of Pearl millet (Pennisetum Glaucum L.). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with seven treatments each replicated thrice. It was consisted of combination of two levels of inorganic sources I1 - (50% RDN), and I2 – (75% RDN) and three levels of organic manure, O1 – (50% FYM), O2 – (50% Vermicompost), and O3 – (50% Poultry manure). The treatment combinations are T1: 50% RDN + 50% FYM, T2: 50% RDN + 50% Vermicompost, T3: 50% RDN + 50% Poultry manure, T4: 75% RDN + 50% FYM, T5: 75% RDN + 50% Vermicompost, T6: 75% RDN + 50% Poultry manure, T7: 100-40-40 kg NPK/ha. Report of study indicate that, among different nutrient levels the application of 75% RDN with 50% Poultry manure produced significantly superior plant height (165. 67cm), plan

Keywords

Pearl millet, Recommended dose of nutrient, Poultry manure, Grain yield.

Conclusion

It is concluded that the application of 75% RDN with 50% poultry manure resulted higher plant height (165.67 cm), plant dry weight (75.81 g), CGR (20.96 g/m2/day), RGR (0.45 g/g/day), length of ear head/plant (24.81 cm), test weight (8.39 g), grain yield (3.18 t/ha), biological yield (9.56 t/ha), gross return (INR/ha 79500.00), net return (INR/ha 45953.47) and benefit cost ratio (1.36). Comparing the grain yield of pearl millet the application of 75% RDN with 50% Poultry manure had improved the grain yield of pearl millet by 69.18% compared to the control plots.

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How to cite this article

Amarghade, N. and Singh, R. (2021). Impact of Nutrient Management on Yield and Economics of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3a): 649-652.