Effect of different organic nutrient sources on growth parameters and yield of fodder sorghum

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2023 at Agronomy Farm of Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to study the effect of organic sources of nutrients on growth parameters and yield of fodder sorghum. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design keeping eleven treatments consisting of different sources of nutrients with three replications. There was significant difference among treatments in respect of growth, green and dry fodder yield of single cut forage sorghum. The maximum plant height (275.67 cm), number of leaves (14.94), dry matter accumulation (130.71 g), leaf area index (6.79), green fodder yield (521.30 q/ha) and dry fodder yield (137.80 q/ha) were recorded with the application of inorganic fertilizers (RDF) as followed by vermicompost @ 7.5 t ha-1. In summarize, application of 100% RDF was the most suitable fertilization practice to achieve maximum yield under semi-arid conditions of Haryana.