Influence of nitrogen and zinc on plant growth and yield attributes of pearl millet

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted on Pearl millet during kharif season of 2023 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy. The treatment consisted of three levels of nitrogen (60,80 and 100 kg/ha) and zinc (Soil application 25 kg/ha, Foliar application 0.5% and Soil application 25 kg/ha + Foliar application 0.5%) along with recommended doses of phosphorus and potash and a control (20-40-20 N-P-K/ha). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 10 treatment and replicated thrice. Application of Nitrogen 100 kg/ha + 0.5% Zinc (treatment 8) recorded significantly highest plant height (192.73 cm), plant dry weight (86.67 g), ear head length (23.03 cm), number of grains/ear head (2272.33) grain yield (1.77 t/ha), stover yield (5.15 t/ha) in pearl millet crop.