Yield, Nutrient Availability and Soil Properties of Pearl Millet as Influenced by Enriched Phosphocompost
Kadam R.M.
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture Dhule 424 004, MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India.
Thakare Ritu S. *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri- 413 722, Maharashtra, India.
Margal P.B.
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri- 413 722, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: Soil Properties, Yield and Nutrient Availability for Pearl Millet as Influenced by Enriched Phosphocompost
Study Design: Randomized Block Design
Place of Study: Bajra Research Scheme, College of Agriculture, Dhule.
Methodology: There were 10 treatments viz. T1- Control, T2- 100 % Recommended Dose of Fertilizer (RDF), T3- 100% RDF + 2.5 t Bajra straw phosphocompost ha-1, T4- 100% RDF+ 2.5 t Cotton stalks phosphocompost ha-1, T5- 100% RDF + 2.5 t FYM ha-1, T6- 100% RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1, T7- 75% RDF + 2.5 t Bajra straw phosphocompost ha-1, T8- 75% RDF + 2.5 t Cotton stalks phosphocompost ha-1, T9- 75 % RDF + 2.5 t FYM ha-1, T10- 75% RDF + 5 t FYM ha-1.
Results: The results indicated that yield, nutrient uptake and soil properties viz. organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, soil available N, P, K and micronutrients were found highest in treatments T4- 100 % RDF+ 2.5 t Cotton stalks phosphocompost ha-1 and treatment T3- 100% RDF+ 2.5 t bajra straw phosphocompost ha-1 and lowest in treatment T1- Control.
Conclusion: Based on the experimental findings application of 100 % RDF+ 2.5 t Cotton stalks phosphocompost ha-1 and 100% RDF+ 2.5 t bajra straw phosphocompost ha-1 were beneficial in terms of yield parameter, plant nutrient uptake and soil chemical properties on pearl millet.
Keywords: Bajara straw, cotton stalks, phosphocompos, yield, uptake, soil properties