Impact of different foliar nutrient applications on growth and yield parameters of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was therefore conducted during Kharif 2024 at College of Agriculture, Kolhapur of Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India using a randomized block design with 13 treatments and 3 replications. The study aimed to assess the effects of foliar nutrient sprays on the growth and yield parameters and economics of finger millet. The plant height (124.82 cm), number of tillers per running meter (57.74), dry matter accumulation plant-1 (72.70 g) were significantly higher with an application of two foliar sprays of 19:19:19 @ 2% and were on par with the application of two foliar sprays of MPKV’S Phule liquid micro grade II @ 1%. The application of two foliar sprays of 19:19:19 @ 2% recorded significantly higher yield attributing characters viz., number of earhead plant-1 (4.04), number of finger earhead-1 (7.5), weight of earhead (23.14 g) and Weight of grain earhead-1 (11.23 g). However, they were on par with application of two foliar sprays of MPKV’S Phule liquid micro grade II @ 1%.