Effect of Crop Geometry and Nutrient Management Practices on Growth Attributes and Yield of Transplanted Finger Millet in Krishna Agro-climatic Conditions of Andhra Pradesh

Author: A. Aliveni and B. Venkateswarlu

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Abstract

Finger millet being a low fertilizer input and staple food crop for tribal and lower income class, it suffers from low yields. The present investigation deals with agro-management practices that are imperative for boosting the growth and production of finger millet. Field experiment was conducted at Agricultural college farm, Bapatla during the kharif seasons of 2018 and 2019 to evaluate the effect of crop geometry and nutrient management practices on growth and yield performance of finger millet. The trial comprised of three crop geometries with different age of seedlings (30 × 10 cm with 30 days old seedlings, 30 × 30 cm with 15 days old seedlings and 45 × 45 cm with 15 days old seedlings) in main plots and seven nutrient management practices (S0: absolute control, S1: FYM @ 10 tonnes ha-1 + application of dravajeevamrutham, S2: FYM @ 10 tonnes ha-1 + application of dravajeevamrutham along with wooden log treatment, S3: FYM @ 10 tonnes ha-1 + 100% RDF, S4: FYM @ 10 tonnes ha-1

Keywords

Yield, growth attributes, crop geometry, nutrient management practice and finger millet

Conclusion

In conclusion from the study, it was inferred that transplanting of 30 days old seedlings at a spacing of 30 × 10 cm and integrated application of FYM @ 10 tonnes ha-1 + 125% RDF along with wooden log treatment resulted in better growth and yield of finger millet per unit area.

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Aliveni, A. and Venkateswarlu, B. (2021). Effect of Crop Geometry and Nutrient Management Practices on Growth Attributes and Yield of Transplanted Finger Millet in Krishna Agro-climatic Conditions of Andhra Pradesh. Biological Forum – An International J