Effect of zinc and seaweed sap on growth and yield of little millet (Panicum sumatrens L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2024 at Crop Research Farm Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.), India. The treatment consisted of 3 Different level of Zinc (10 kg/ha, 20 kg/ha and 30 kg/ha) and Different level Seaweed Sap (5%, 10% and 15%) along with recommended dose of fertilizers (120:60:40 kg NPK/ha), this experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 10 treatment and replications thrice with application Zinc and Seaweed Sap. The result showed that significantly higher growth parameters viz., Plant height (135.41 cm), plant dry weight (49.37 g/plant) was recorded significantly higher in treatment 9 (Zinc 30 kg/ha along with Seaweed sap 15%). Maximum number of tillers per plant (3.00) and yield attributes such as effective seeds/ear head (308.00), test weight (50.87 g), seed yield (1111.20 kg/ha), straw yield (3126.90 kg/ha), harvest index (26.23%), was recorded significantly higher in treatment 9 (Zinc 30 kg/ha along with Seaweed sap 15%). It was concluded that application of Zinc 30 kg/ha along with Seaweed sap 15% for performed better in terms of growth and yield and yield attributes.