Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
SS Tandle, GD Gadade, SJ Mamdi, PB Pawade and AB Pawar

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Experimental Farm, Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture, Parbhani to study the effect of spacing and fertilizer levels on yield and economics of amaranth during rabi 2022-23. The experiment was designed in split plot design and was replicated thrice. Main plots were assigned to the different spacing viz S1: 45 cm x 15 cm, S2:45 cm x 20 cm and S3: 30 cm x 20 cm and subplot comprised of four fertilizer levels viz. F1: 30:20:10 NPK kg ha^-1, F2:45:30:15 NPK kg ha^-1, F3:60:40:20 NPK kg ha^-1 and F4:75:50:25 NPK kg ha^-1. Sowing was done by dibbling seeds @ 2 kg ha^-1 on 21st November, 2022. The result of experiment revealed that significantly higher grain yield, gross monetary return and net monetary return of amaranth was observed in spacing 45 cm ×15 cm, however it was comparable with spacing 30 cm ×15 cm. As regards to fertilizer level, the application of 75:50:25 NPK Kg ha^-1 and 60:40:20 NPK kg ha^-1 recorded comparable grain yield, gross monetary return and net monetary return.