Impact of integrated Nutrient Management on Soil, Economics, Phenology, Yield of Pearl Millet

Author: Arun, Parvinder Kumar, A.K. Dhaka, Anu, Dikshant Sheoran and Yogesh Kumar

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted at Research Farm Area, Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during Kharif 2022 to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on pearl millet. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with three replications containing 12 treatments. The crop was sown on 12 July, 2022 using pearl millet hybrid ‘HHB 67 improved’. Among the treatments, application of recommended dose of fertilizer (156.25:62.50 kg ha-1 N:P) + 0.5% ZnSO4 + 0.5% FeSO4 + BIOMIX (T12) took maximum number of days to reach various phenological events, had significantly higher number of effective tillers plant-1 (4.05), ear head length (23.37 cm), ear head girth (35.33 mm), test weight (10.90 g) and grain yield (3002 kg ha-1). Maximum gross returns (` 83,909 ha-1), net returns (` 25,716 ha-1), B:C (1.44) and available NPK in soil after harvest was recorded in T12.This crop has a great scope in agriculture and farmer’s field, more focus on the production and marketing of this crop is needed.

Keywords

Pearl millet, INM, NPK, Phenology, B:C

Conclusion

According to the findings of the study, application of recommended dose of fertilizer (156.25:62.50 kg ha-1 N:P) + 0.5% ZnSO4 + 0.5% FeSO4 + BIOMIX (T12) took maximum number of days to reach various phenological events, had significantly better yield attributes, grain yield, economics and available NPK in soil after harvest. Hence, integrated nutrient management proved to be better option for sustainable soil health, higher yield and income.

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How to cite this article

Arun, Parvinder Kumar, A.K. Dhaka, Anu, Dikshant Sheoran and Yogesh Kumar (2023). Impact of integrated Nutrient Management on Soil, Economics, Phenology, Yield of Pearl Millet. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(9): 984-988.