Effect of Customized Fertilizers on the Productivity of Finger millet - Softcover

Raghavendra Goud, B.; Mudalagiriyappa, .

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659874582 ISBN 13: 9783659874581

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

An investigation on "Effect of customized fertilizers on the productivity of finger millet" was conducted at ZARS, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, during kharif 2011. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with 7 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments consisted of absolute control (T1), 50% customized fertilizer dose(187.5 kg/ha)(T2), 75% customized fertilizer dose(281.25 kg/ ha)(T3), 100% customized fertilizer dose (375.00 kg/ ha), 125% customized fertilizer dose (468.75 kg/ha)(T5), 150% customized fertilizer dose (562.50 kg/ha)(T6) and Recommended dose of fertilizer (T7). Customized fertilizer grade was 20-17-11-3-0.4% of N-P2O5-K2O-S-Zn.T6 recorded significantly higher grain and straw yield than T1, T2, T3 and was on par with T5 and T4. T2 recorded on par grain and straw yield with T7.T5 gave higher net returns than other treatments.

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About the Author

Myself B.Raghavendra Goud,Ph.D Scholar in Department of Agronomy,S.V.Agricultural College,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh,India. I have completed my masters degree from UAS,GKVK, Bangalore in 2012. I have worked as Agriculture Extension Officer in Andhra Pradesh State department of Agriculture for a period of two and half years from Jan 2013 to July 2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659874582
• ISBN 13: 9783659874581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164