Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Response of foxtail millet to application of zinc and boron in Alfisols of Karnataka
Author(s): Jaison M, Kiran Pilli, Harish SG and Chikkaramappa T
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted in KVK at Bidaregudikaval village, Tiptur taluk, Tumkur district of Karnataka in soil which was deficient in DTPA extractable zinc and hot water soluble boron, to study the effect of zinc and boron on growth and yield of foxtail millet. The experiment was laid out in RCBD design comprising 18 treatments replicated thrice. The results revealed that significantly higher grain and straw yield (17.19 and 25.91 q ha-1) of foxtail millet was recorded in treatment which received fertilizers application of 40 kg N ha-1, 40 kg P2O5 ha-1, 30 kg K2O ha-1, ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg ha-1 and Borax @ 5 kg ha-1 combined with application of farm yard manure at 6.5 t ha-1 as compared to RDF (40: 40:30 N: P2O5: K2O kg ha-1). The results of the present study evidently concluded that the application of 40: 40: 30 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1, ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg ha-1 and Borax @ 5 kg ha-1 along with FYM at 6.5 t ha-1 under rainfed condition is beneficial for getting higher yield of foxtail millet as compared to the RDF (40: 40: 30 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1) in zinc and boron deficient soils of Tumkur district of Karnataka.
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Jaison M, Kiran Pilli, Harish SG, Chikkaramappa T. Response of foxtail millet to application of zinc and boron in Alfisols of Karnataka. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2658-2661.
