EFFECT OF PLANT GEOMETRY AND GRADED NPK LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TRANSPLANTED FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana L.)

K. VIJAY ARAVINTH¹, N. SENTHIL KUMAR²*, M. JOSEPH³, M. PARAMASIVAN^4
1Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, 628252, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, 628252, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
³Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, 628252, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴Department Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, 628252, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu,, India
* Corresponding Author : senthi75@rediffmail.com

Received : 02-05-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8491 - 8493
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8491-8493

Keywords : Finger millet, Plant geometry, Fertilizer level, Growth, Yield attributes, Yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, 628252, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India for financial support. Authors are also thankful to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam (TNAU) during rabi season (2018-2019) to study the effect of different plant geometry and graded NPK levels on growth and yield of transplanted finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design and replicated thrice with eight treatments. Treatments comprised of three plant geometry (30 × 10 cm, 25 × 25 cm and 30 × 30 cm) in combination with three graded levels of NPK (100%, 125% and 150% RDF, respectively). All the treatments are significantly influenced the growth, yield characters and yield of transplanted finger millet over the absolute control. Adaption of wider spacing with increased level of NPK (25 × 25 cm + 150% RDF) showed significantly higher growth characters, yield attributes and yield followed by treatment 25 × 25 cm + 125% RDF. The lowest growth characters, grain and straw yield was recorded in absolute control.

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