Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume 6 | Issue 2
Growth, Yield and Quality of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) as Influenced by Integrated Nutrient Management
J.V. Harika
Sagar Maitra*
Tanmoy Shankar
Monisankar Bera and Pilli Manasa
DOI:10.30954/2347-9655.02.2019.4
Abstract:
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) responds well to added nutrients and technocrats suggest to adopt integrated nutrient management with a suitable combination of all possible sources. Though finger millet is a traditional crop of south Odisha, there is lack of sufficient information on nutrient management in finger millet. Hence the present experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2018 at Bagusala Farm of M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi,Gajapati, Odisha to study the effect of integrated nutrient management in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) on growth, yield and quality under south Odisha conditions. The soil of the experimental field was sandy loam in texture, slightly acidic in reaction, medium in organic carbon, and low in available nitrogen, medium in phosphorous and medium in potassium. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design having ten treatments, replicated thrice. The treatments were: T1: control, T2: FYM @4 t ha-1, T3: FYM @8 t ha-1, T4 : 100% RDF (40:20:20 - N: P2O5: K2O kg ha-1), T5: 50% RDF + 4 t FYM, T6: 75% RDF + 2 t FYM, T7: FYM 4 t ha-1+ Azospirillum @ 5 kg ha-1, T8: FYM 8 t ha-1 + Azospirillum@ 5 kg ha-1, T9: 50% RDF + 4 t FYM + Azospirillum @ 5 kg ha-1, T10: 75% RDF + 2 t FYM + Azospirillum @ 5 kg ha-1. Application of 100% RDF resulted the highest growth attributes such as plant height, number of tillersplant-1, dry matter accumulation and leaf area index at different stages. Similar trend was noted in grain and straw yield of finger millet with 100% RDF which was followed by application of 75% RDF + 2 t FYM + Azospirillum (T10) and 75% RDF + 2 t FYM (T6). However, there was no significant difference among treatments in expression of N, P and K content of finger millet. The results suggest that finger millet may be grown in south Odisha conditions during kharif season with 100% recommended dose of fertilizers. However, considering the long-term productivity and improvement of soil fertility, the crop may be cultivated with 75% RDF + 2 t FYM + Azospirillum @ 5 kg ha-1.
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