Impact of nitrogen management on yield and economics of kharif pearl millet

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the kharif seasons of the year 2021 and 2022 at College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, with a view to study the effect of nitrogen management on growth, yield and economics of kharif pearl millet. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with six treatments and four replications. The results revealed that the yield parameters viz., total tillers and effective tillers, length of ear head, grain yield, straw yield, harvest index, test weight and economic parameter viz., gross realization were recorded higher in treatment with 50% RDN through urea + 75% RDN through castor cake + Bio NPK consortium. Treatment with 100% RDN through urea was found superior by recording maximum net return and BCR followed by treatment with 75% RDN through urea + Bio NPK consortium.