Vol. 2 (2) : March-April 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 176-178 (March-April, 2011) (New Series)
Effect of nitrogen and vermicompost on growth, yield & economics of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
R.P. JADHAV1, H.R. KHAFI2 and A.D. RAJ3*
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1M.Sc. Student, 2Research Scientist (Agronomy, Millet Res. St.), 3Asstt. Res. Scientist (Agro., Pulses Res. Std.) *Correspondence
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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R.P. JADHAV, H.R. KHAFI and A.D. RAJ. 2011. Effect of nitrogen and vermicompost on growth, yield & economics of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 176-178 (March-April, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The result of the study indicated that the growth and yield attributes as well as grain (3707 kg/ha) and stover (8120 kg/ha) yields were significantly superior by application of 120 kg N/ha over 90, 60 kg N/ha and control. Application of vermicompost @ 1.5 t/ha recorded remarkably higher plant height, yield attributes, grain (3674 kg/ha) and stover (8102 kg/ha) yields as compared to 1.0 t/ha and control. Crop fertilized with 120 kg N/ha accrued the maximum net profit of ` 17997/ha with BCR of 2.490 closely followed by 90 kg N/ha. Application of vermicompost at 1.5 t/ha realized the highest net profit of ` 15727/ha closely followed by 1.0 t/ha.
Key words :
Economic, nitrogen levels, pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum, vermicompost, yield attributes.
