2025, Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part B

author(s)
Prajwal CS, Dr. PM Patel, Manjunatha, Girish T and Rathod ND

abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India during kharif seasons of the year 2023 to study the “Nitrogen management through different organic sources in finger millet under organic condition”. The experimental field exhibited an even topography with a gentle slope with good drainage capacity. The soil, known locally as "Goradu" soil, is representative of the region and belongs to the order Inceptisols. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments replicated thrice using finger millet variety Gujarat Nagli 8 (GN 8). Application of 75% N through castor cake along with Bio NPK consortium as soil application at 30 and 45 DATP (T₉) recorded significantly higher plant height at 30 DATP, effective tillers per meter row length, fingers per ear head, length of finger, grain and straw yield. Also, significantly higher quality parameters such as grain protein content, nitrogen content in both grain and straw and total NP uptake by finger millet crop was registered under treatment T₉. Treatment T₆ recorded significantly higher plant height at 60 DATP and at harvest. Soil oil organic carbon and available nitrogen in soil after harvest of crop was found significantly higher with application of 100% N through FYM (T₃). Moreover, maximum gross (₹ 131177/ha) and net realization (₹ 94709/ha) was obtained from treatment T₉ making it best practice among all other.