M. MAHESH*, A.V. NAGAVANI, D. SUBRAMANYAM, A. PRASANTHI AND G. KARUNA SAGAR

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

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted at S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India during kharif season of 2020 to analyze the yield, nutrient uptake and post harvest soil available nutrient status of little millet varieties under different times of sowing. The treatments consists of four main plots which include time of sowing and three sub plots which includes varieties imposed in Split-Plot design with replicated thrice. Sowing of crop in I FN of July resulted in highest grain and straw yield, nutrient uptake and lower amount of post harvest soil available nutrients. Among the varieties tried, OLM 203 produced higher grain and straw yield, higher nutrient uptake and lower amount of post harvest soil available nutrients.

KEYWORDS: Little millet varieties, Nutrient uptake, Times of sowing, Yield and Post harvest soil available nutrients