Vol. 2 (6) : November-December 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (6) : 668-670 (November-December, 2011) (New Series)
Influence of different fertilizer levels on yield, quality and economics of sweet sorghum
PRASAD J. KAMDI1* and H.N. SETHI2
Sorghum Research Unit, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444 104 (M.S.)
Designation : 1Scientific Officer *(agriprasad@yahoo.co.in), 2Associate Professor
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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PRASAD J. KAMDI and H.N. SETHI. 2011. Influence of different fertilizer levels on yield, quality and economics of sweet sorghum. Green Farming Vol. 2 (6) : 668-670 (November-December, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
A field experiment to study the effect of different fertilizer levels on green cane and juice yield and quality of sweet sorghum genotypes was conducted at Sorghum Research Unit, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during kharif season of 2007-08. The treatment consisted were 3 genotypes and four levels of fertilizers. Application of 120:60:60 Kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha-1 produced significantly more grain yield (22.31 q ha-1), fodder yield (181.95 q ha-1), juice yield (10149.67 ha-1), juice extractability (26.22 %), pH (5.30), non-reducing sugar (14.23 %), total sugar (16.86 %), gross monetary return (27485.45 ` ha-1), net monetary return (14904.67 ` ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.26). While brix (19.55 %), sucrose (13.32 %) and reducing sugar (3.47 %) were higher in control treatment (00:00:00 Kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha-1). Grain yield (10.09 q ha-1) and fodder yield (162.00 q ha-1) were lowest in control treatment (00:00:00 Kg N, P2O5 and K2O ha-1).
Key words :
Fertilizer levels, fodder yield, grain yield, Sorghum bicolor, sucrose per cent, sweet sorghum and total sugar.
