Response of pearl millet to different sources of nutrients
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2007
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present study entitled “Response of pearl millet to
different sources of nutrients” was conducted at Agronomy Research Farm
of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during
the kharif season, 2006 with the objective to study the effect of organic
and inorganic sources of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of pearl
millet and to compute the economics of various sources of nutrients. The
experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with four
replications. The treatments consisted of pearl millet hybrid HHB-67 and
twelve fertility levels.
The growth parameters viz., total number of tillers running
meter-1, dry matter accumulation and leaf area index were significantly
higher in the treatment where 50 % recommended dose of fertilizers + 50
% N through FYM was applied. The application of 50 % recommended
dose of fertilizers + 50 % N through FYM produced higher grain (2995 kg
ha-1), stover (7428 kg ha-1) and biological (10423 kg ha-1) yield of the
pearl millet crop which was followed by the 100 % recommended dose of
chemical fertilizers with grain (2850 kg ha-1), stover (7171 kg ha-1) and
biological (10020 kg ha-1) yield. Nitrogen content and uptake in grain was
analyzed highest in treatment T6, where 50 % nitrogen was substituted by
FYM. Highest phosphorus content in grain was recorded in T6 but in case
of stover it was maximum in T3. The potassium content in grain was
found non-significant among all the treatment combinations but in stover,
it was found highest in T5. The potassium uptake in general in grain as
well as in stover was analyzed highest in T6. The crude protein content as
well as protein yield was also recorded highest in T6. The highest gross
returns were recorded in T6, whereas net returns and B: C were recorded
highest in T5 treatment.
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Planting, Sowing, Developmental stages, Yields, Genetics, Coriander, Genotypes, Biological phenomena, Heritability, Phenotypes