Effect of different nutrient levels on yield and economics of browntop millet

Abstract

An experiment in Browntop millet was conducted during kharif 2019 in red sandy loamy soil of Zonal Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru with different nutrient levels. Fourteen treatments replicated thrice in randomized complete block design (RCBD). Among the different nutrient levels the treatment with 60 N kg ha-1 + 30 P2O5 kg ha-1 + 20 K2O kg ha-1 (T12) recorded highest grain (1295 kg ha-1), straw yield (3131 kg ha-1), Gross monetary returns (Rs. 45310 ha-1), Net monetary returns (Rs. 24240 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.15).