Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Kanyadhara Dharmendra and Umesha C

Abstract:
The Field experiment was conducted on finger millet during the kharif season of 2020.To study the influence of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and yield of finger millet. at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (U.P). The treatments consist of three Levels of Nitrogenviz.40 kg/ha, 60 kg/ha and 100 kg/ha and three phosphorus levels viz. 10 kg/ha, 20 kg/ha and 30 kg/ha. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The results showed that maximum plant height (69.73 cm), dry matter (17.36 g/plant), number of tillers per plant (7.36) and Test weight (4.46 g), Grain yield (3.53 t/ha), Stover yield (4.33 t/ha) and harvest index (44.91) of finger millet at harvest, respectively; and economics viz. gross return (105000 INR/ha) net return (71293 INR/ha) and B:C ratio (2.12) were recorded with application of treatment Nitrogen 100 kg/ha + Phosphorus 30 kg/ha (T9) and found significantly superior than rest of the combination of nitrogen and phosphorus levels.