M. HIMA BINDU*, S. HEMALATHA, N.V. SARALA, B. VAJANTHA AND G. KARUNA SAGAR

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

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted during rabi, 2021-22 on sandy loam soils of dryland farm at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh in foxtail millet. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three main plots and five sub plot treatments replicated thrice. Main plot treatments consisted of three sources of manure viz., Recommended dose of N through farmyard manure (M₁), Recommended dose of N through vermicompost (M₂) and Recommended dose of N through poultry manure (M₃) and sub plot treatments consisted of five foliar applications viz., Water spray (S₁), Vermiwash @ 5 % spray (S₂), Panchagavya @ 3 % spray (S₃), Humic acid @ 0.5 % spray (S₄) and Seaweed extract @ 0.3 % spray (S₅) allotted to sub-plots. Among the different manures tried, higher yield and nutrient uptake was recorded with the application of recommended dose of nitrogen through poultry manure or vermicompost and higher post-harvest soil nutrient status was recorded with the application of RDN through farmyard manure or vermicompost. Among the foliar application, spraying of 3 % panchagavya or 0.3 % seaweed extract twice at 30 and 45 DAS recorded higher yield and nutrient uptake whereas, post-harvest soil fertility status was not influenced.

KEYWORDS: Proso millet, varieties, nitrogen, yield