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SWETA SHIKTA MAHAPATRA*, N. SUNITHA, Y. REDDI RAMU AND A. PRASANTHI
Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati-517 502, Chittoor Dt., A.P.
A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2016 to study the effect of various nutrient management practices on growth and yield of fingermillet. The experiment was laid down in a randomised block design, replicated thrice with eight treatments of different combinations of organic sources viz., farm yard manure, biofertilizers (Azospirillum+ PSB), beejamrutha, jeevamrutha and panchagavya. The results revealed that the growth parameters, yield attributes, grain and straw yields were found at their best with the application of 100 per cent recommended dose of nutrients through fertilizers i.e. 60-30-30 kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha-1. Among the various organic sources tried, application of 100 per cent N through FYM + seedling treatment with beejamruta + soil application of jeevamrutha @ 500 l ha-1 just after transplanting and at every 10 days interval up to 15 days before harvest (T7) was found to be the best organic nutrient management practice.
Fingermillet, jeevamrutha, panchagavya, farm yard manure, beejamrutha.