Influence of organic liquid manures and bio fertilizers on yield and economic of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) under eastern UP condition

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during Kharif season 2020 at SHIATS Model Organic Farm (SMOF), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (UP) on sandy loam soil to investigate the influence of organic liquid manures and bio fertilizers and on yield and economic of finger millet. The treatments consisted of Liquid organic manures viz., Jeevamrutha foliar spray at 500 l/ha, Panchagavya foliar spray at 3% and Vermiwash foliar spray at 3% and biofertilizers viz., Azospirilllum (seed inoculation @25 g/kg), PSB (Seed inoculation @25 g/kg) and Azospirillum + PSB (Seed inoculation @25 g/kg) whose effect was observed on finger millet (MR-1). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with ten treatments replicated thrice. Study revealed that treatment with application of Jeevamrutha FS 500 l/ha + Azospirillum + PSB was recorded significantly higher grain yield (2.82 t/ha) and stover yield (4.62 t/ha) as compared to all the treatment combinations. The economic analysis clearly indicates that higher B:C ratio (1.89) recorded the treatment with application of Jeevamrutha FS 500 l/ha + Azospirillum + PSB as compared to all treatment combinations.