Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Chavan SR, JB Patil, YG Ban, RH Shinde and VB Gedam

Abstract:
Experiment was carried out at the farm of Zonal Agriculture Research Station, Shendapark, Kolhapur (M.S.), India during kharif, 2021. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replication and consist of twelve treatments. The treatments consist of different levels of RDN along with seed treatment and foliar sprays of nano nitrogen fertilizer. Variety Phule Ekadashi was used for experiment. The experiment findings show that among all the treatments, treatment T₁₂ (75% RDN + Seed treatment with 1% nano fertilizer+ Foliar spray of nano fertilizer @ 0.4% at active tillering stage and at 7-10 days before flowering) recorded highest growth characters viz., plant height at harvest (140 cm), dry matter accumulation plant^-1 at harvest (7.03 gm), flag leaf blade length (25 cm) and width (1.06 cm). Also, same treatment recorded maximum grain yield (1466 kg/ha), straw yield (2458 kg/ha) and harvest index over rest of the treatments and was followed by treatment T₁₁ (75% RDN + Foliar spray of nano fertilizer @ 0.4% at active tillering stage and at 7-10 days before flowering).Lowest findings as regards to all growth characters and yield of little millet were recorded by treatment T₂ (T₁ without nitrogen application).