S. HEMALATHA*, G. PRABHKARA REDDY, V. CHANDRIKA, M.V.S. NAIDU AND G.KARUNA SAGAR

Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati – 517 502

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2020 to study the effect of different nitrogen management practices on growth and yield attributes of kodo millet. The experiment was laid down in a randomized block design, replicated thrice with ten treatments of different combinations of nitrogen sources viz., inorganic fertilizers, farm yard manure and poultry manure. The results revealed that the growth parameters and yield attributes were found at their best with the application of 100% RDN through fertilizer (T₂). Among the organic sources tried, 75% RDN through fertilizer + 25% RDN through poultry manure (T₉) and 75% RDN through fertilizer + 25% RDN through FYM (T₅) was proved to be the most promising integrated nitrogen management practice.

KEYWORDS: Farm yard manure, kodo millet and poultry manure.