Strategy to Enhance Grain Yield of Pearl Millet

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : M.F. Husain,NaliniTiwari ,Arvind Kumar Srivastava

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P111

How to Cite?

M.F. Husain,NaliniTiwari ,Arvind Kumar Srivastava, "Strategy to Enhance Grain Yield of Pearl Millet," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 54-56, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I5P111

Abstract:

A field study was carried out during three years from 2011-14 at Regional Research Station, Kalai, Aligarh, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. The main objective was to find out the effect of organic manure/farm yard manure (FYM) on grain yield of pearl millet. The soil of experimental field was sandy loam, having pH 8.0, organic carbon 0.23%, total nitrogen 0.02%, available phosphorus 13.9 kg/ha and available potash 115 kg/ha, therefore, the status of organic matter in soil is low. The four treatment combinations i.e., FYM 0t/ha, FYM 5t/ha, recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) and RDF+FYM 5t/ha were tried. The trend in the grain yield of pearl millet was found 1889 kg/ha, 1481 kg/ha and 1773 kg/ha due to application of FYM 5t/ha in first, second and third year, respectively. The three years average grain yield of pearl millet under RDF showed the higher grain yield (2411 kg/ha) over the FYM 5t/ha (1714 kg/ha) but the integration of RDF with FYM 5t/ha improved the grain yield (2609 kg/ha). The grain yield of pearl millet can be increased due to continuous use of FYM or it will give the similar grain yield to recommended dose of fertilizer in forthcoming years.

Keywords:

Farm yard manure,Integration, Moisture stress, Organic manure, Vegetative growth

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