Vol. 9 (5) : September-October 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 832-835 ; September-October, 2018
Performance of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) varieties at different levels of NPK under sodic soil condition
ABHISHEK M.J.1* and S. AVUDAITHAI2
Department of Agronomy, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (TNAU), Navalur Kottapattu - 620 027, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1P.G. Scholar *(mjabhi0001@gmail.com), 2Professor and Head
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. : P-7394
Total Pages : 4
Received : 08 August 2018
Revised accepted : 27 August 2018
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Citation :
ABHISHEK M.J. and S. AVUDAITHAI. 2018. Performance of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) varieties at different levels of NPK under sodic soil condition. Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 832-835 ; September-October, 2018
ABSTRACT
Field experiment was conducted at Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tiruchirappalli during kharif season of 2017 to study the performance of finger millet varieties (TRY1, CO (Ra) 15 and Paiyur 2) at different levels of NPK (60:30:30, 75:37.5:37.5 and 90:45:45 NPK kg ha-1) on crop growth and yield response under sodic soil condition. The results revealed that, under sodic soil condition variety CO (Ra) 15 recorded significantly higher grain yield which was 12 and 17 per cent increase over Paiyur 2 and TRY 1 respectively. Among NPK levels, to get higher yield under sodic soil condition varieties should be fertilized with 75:37.5:37.5 NPK kg ha-1 and it was found economical when compared to other levels of NPK.
Key words :
Finger millet, Growth & Yield attributes, NPK levels, Sodic soil, Varieties.
