Effect of fertilizer levels, biocompost and biofertilizer on growth and yield attributes of fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at College Farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during rabi season of the year 2017-18 to study the “Effect of fertilizer levels, biocompost and biofertilizer effect on yield and yield attributes of fodder sorghum. Twelve treatment combinations consisting of three levels of fertilizer, two levels of biocompost and two levels of biofertilizer were tried in factorial randomized block design with three replications. The result showed that among different treatment combinations, application of 100% RDF with biocompost and biofertilizer significantly registered maximum green and dry fodder yield, plant height and stem girth. While, in interaction maximumplant height, green and dry fodder yield was recorded in 100% RDF with biofertilizer which was statistically at par with 75% RDF with biofertilizer.