Effect of Different Nutrient Management Practices on Growth, Yield Attributes and Yield of Transplanted Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
Manish Yadav *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India and Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India.
N. J. Jadav
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
Dileep Kumar
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
C. H. Raval
College of Horticulture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
Drashti Chaudhari
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
Nisha Chaudhary
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, 388110, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of fertility management on growth, yield attributes and yield of pearlmillet in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten treatments and four replications during summer, 2019 at Anand, Gujarat. The experiment comprises of different nutrient management practices including 100% and 75% RDF with 15 t and 10 t FYM along with Bio NP consortia. A significant higher growth and yield parameters enhancement with the application of 100% RDF + 15 t FYM ha-1 + Bio NP Consortia was recorded in plant height, number of tillers, length of ear head, protein content and biological yield. The treatment T5 produced maximum (91.5 q ha-1) biological yield and statistically it was on par with T9 and T5. However, the lowest biomass production (73.0 q ha-1) was reported in treatment T1. Results of different nutrient management practices on days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, ear head girth and test weight were found non-significant. Protein content of pearlmillet was increased from 7.5% to 9.06% under different nutrient management practices.
Keywords: Bio NP consortia, Nutrient management practices, growth, yield attributes