R. M. PANKHANIYA*, B. B. TANDEL, S. K. PARMAR AND V. P. USADADIYA
Department of Agronomy
N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India
*(e-mail : rameshpankhnia@gmail.com)
(Received : 11 December 2023; Accepted : 28 December 2023)
SUMMARY
The experiment was carried out at the Department of Agronomy, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during the summer seasons of 2020 to 2022. The treatment consists of three levels of organics (Control, FYM 5.0 t/ha and Bio compost 5.0 t/ha) and three levels of nitrogen viz., 75 kg N/ha, 100 kg N/ha and 125 kg N/ha in Randomized Block Design with factorial concept. The common application of Biofertilizers, Azotobacter + PSB used as seed treatment @10 ml/kg seed each. The result of three year experimentation revealed that application of Bio compost 5.0 t/ha produced higher plant height, leaf: stem ratio, crude protein content, green fodder yield, dry fodder yield and maximum profit as compared to FYM. The content of N was found significant with application of Bio compost where as P2O5 and K2O found non significant. Nutrient uptake also significantly influenced and higher with use of the Bio compost 5.0 t/ha. The major nutrients (N, P2O5 and K2O) in soil stated the positive effect by application of Bio compost 5.0 t/ha. In case of nitrogen levels, application of 125 kg/ha produced higher plant height, number of leaves per plant, leaf: stem ratio, crude protein, green fodder and dry fodder yield and ultimately maximum net return. The uptake of N, P2O5 and K2O were also higher under this treatment. The interaction was also found significant with respect to quality parameters crude fiber and leaf stem ratio. The lower CF observed under N3O1 and N3O2. In case of L:S ratio the higher L:S ratio observed under N3O2 and N2O2.
Key words: Bio compost, crude fibre, Leaf : Stem ratio, fodder pearl millet