Effect of nitrogen and iron on growth and yield in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
Kusum Saini and Arjun Lal Prajapat
In Kharif season 2023, a field experiment on loamy sand soil was carried out at the research farm of Vivekananda Global University in Jaipur. Nine treatments of nitrogen and iron are included in the experiment:(Control, 25% RDN (15Kg/ha) + 0.5% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 50% RDN (30 Kg/ha) + 0.5% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 75% RDN (45 Kg/ha) + 0.5% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 100% RDN (60 Kg/ha) + 0.5% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 25% RDN (15 Kg/ha) + 1.0% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 50% RDN (30 Kg/ha) + 1.0% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 75% RDN (45 Kg/ha) + 1.0% FeSO4 as foliar spray, 100% RDN (60 Kg/ha) +1.0% FeSO4 as foliar spray) The experiment was set up in a randomized block design and was replicated three times. The outcomes showed that among the treatments obtained with (100% RDN (60 Kg/ha) + 1.0% FeSO4 as foliar spray)resulted significantly higher growth and yield of pearl millet.
Kusum Saini, Arjun Lal Prajapat. Effect of nitrogen and iron on growth and yield in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.). Int J Res Agron 2024;7(9):367-370. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i9e.1536