International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (144) Last page : (151)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5472
Nutrient Uptake and Economics of Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] Under Guni Method of Planting in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka
Prakasha, G.1*, Kalyana Murthy, K. N.2, Rohani N. Meti3, Jagadish4 and Prathima, A. S.5
1Dept. of Agronomy, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru,2Prof. and Head Department of Agronomy, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, 3,4&5Dept. of Agronomy, UAS, Raichur
*Corresponding Author E-mail: prakugp@gmail.com
Received: 19.08.2017 | Revised: 27.09.2017 | Accepted: 4.10.2017
ABSTRACT
The field experiment was taken at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, during kharif season of 2014 for “Nutrient uptake and economics of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] under guni method of planting in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka” on sandy loam soil. The experiment consisted of eight treatments laid in randomized complete block design with three replications. Treatments composed of two spacings (45 X 45 cm and 60 X 60 cm) with three levels of NPK (50, 75 and 100 % RDF) composed with farmer‟s method of guni planting (60 X 60 cm with only FYM) and UAS package of practice. Significantly higher NPK uptake was recorded in spacing of 60 X 60 cm with 100 % recommended dose of fertilizers (152.10, 24.42 and 94.37 kg NPK ha-1, respectively) and found superior over other treatments, followed by spacing of 60 X 60 cm with 75 % recommended dose of fertilizers. Increased available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (248.40, 49.07, and 249.90 kg NPK ha-1, respectively) was recorded in spacing of 60 X 60 cm with 100 % recommended dose of fertilizers and found superior over other treatments, followed by spacing of 60 X 60 cm with 75 % recommended dose of fertilizers. Further, higher net returns of Rs. 44,789 and B: C ratio of 2.20 was recorded in spacing of 60 X 60 cm with 75 % recommended dose of fertilizers under guni method of planting owing to its higher grain yield (41.66 t ha-1) and straw yield (60.86 t ha-1).
Key words: Finger millet, Guni method of planting, Nutrient uptake, Economics.
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Cite this article: Prakasha, G., Kalyana Murthy, K.N., Meti, R.N., Jagadish and Prathima, A.S., Nutrient Uptake and Economics of Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] Under Guni Method of Planting in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(6): 144-151 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5472
