AMIT SHARMA*, BHAGAT SINGH, KAMAL, B. K. DHAKA, SUMIT BHARDWAJ AND AMIT KUMAR
Department of Agronomy, 2Department of Botany and Plant Physiology,
Department of Soil Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: amitsharma1197@hau.ac.in)
(Received : 06 February 2023; Accepted : 30 March 2023)
SUMMARY
A field experiment was carried out during Rabi season 2019-20 at wheat and barley section research area of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The experiment was comprised of three nitrogen doses (N1-60, N2-75 and N3– 90 kg N/ha) as main plot treatments and four seed rates (S1– 87.5, S2– 100, S3– 112.5 and S4-125.0 kg/ha) as sub plot treatments. With four replications, experiment was laid out in split plot design. The goal of this study was to look into how the nitrogen dose and seed rate of dual-purpose barley affect nutrient uptake and nutritional value of grains and straw. Based on the research investigation, it was found that nitrogen dose and seed rate both had significantly influenced the quality and nutrient uptake of dual purpose barley. Among nitrogen doses, 90 kg/ha recorded significantly higher protein content in grain (10.69%) and straw (2.41%) which was 5.7, 16.8 and 9.5, 17.6 per cent higher over 75 and 60 kg/ha and N, P and K uptake in grain and straw with nitrogen dose of 90 kg/ha was found 27.8, 33.0, 37.2 and 33.4, 24.7, 20.3 per cent higher over 60 kg/ha nitrogen doses, respectively. Among seed rates, 87.5 kg/ha closely followed by 100.0 kg/ha recorded significantly higher protein content in grain (10.65%) and straw (2.40%) which was significantly higher with a relative advantage of 12.1, 8.9 and 15.4, 11.6 per cent over seed rate of 125.0 and 112.5 kg/ha while N, P and K uptake in grain and straw failed to show significant variations. Higher N (75.47), P (10.39) and K (17.16) uptake by grain and N (24.79), P (9.42) and K (81.49) uptake in straw was recorded with seed rate 87.5 kg/ha while minimum recorded with 125.0 kg/ha.
Key words: dual purpose barley, seed rate, nitrogen dose, protein content, nutrient uptake