Nutrient management in pearl millet (pennisetum glaucum L.) under different planting pattern
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2020-09-30
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Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
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A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2019-20 at experimental Farm, Agronomy section, College of Agriculture, Latur to study nutrient management in pearl millet under different planting pattern. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design with two factors i.e. planting pattern and fertilizer grades, consisting three levels of each factor. The planting pattern were P1 - Planting at 45 x 15 cm, P2 - Paired row planting 30/60 x 15 cm and P3 - Paired row with furrow 30/60 x 45 cm and the fertilizer grades viz., F1- 40:20:20 NPK kg ha-1, F2 - 60:30:30 NPK kg ha-1 and F3 - 80:40:40 NPK kg ha-1. The treatments were replicated for three times. The hybrid pearl millet 86R32 was used for study.
The pearl millet sowing was done on sufficient soil moisture. During the growth period of pearl millet, the rainfall was scanty. The crop affected by severe moisture stress condition. Furrows were opened one month after sowing between two rows of 60 cm distance for implementing the treatment of paired row planting with furrow 30/60 cm x 15 cm. The results revealed that pearl millet grown under paired row planting with furrow 30/60 cm x 15 cm recorded higher seed yield (2324 kg ha-1), higher gross monetary return (₹ 39510 ha-1), higher net monetary return (₹ 11423 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.41). Application of 80:40:40 NPK kg ha-1 produced higher seed yield (2255 kg ha-1) and received higher gross monetary return (₹ 38340 ha-1), net monetary return (₹ 9920 ha-1), and B:C (1.34) ratio.