A field study was conducted during
rabi season of 2023-24 at Research Farm, School of Agriculture, Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur, to study the “Effect of Nutrient Management Practices on Growth, Yield and Quality in Barley (
Hordeum vulgare)”. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The experiment was consisting nine treatments
viz., control, RDF 100%, FYM (10 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage, Vermicompost (5 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage, 75% RDF + FYM (2.5 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage, 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.25 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage, 50% RDF + FYM (5 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage, 50% RDF + Vermicompost (2.5 t ha
-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage and two Vermiwash spray @ 5% (at tillering stage & jointing stage) with three replications. The barely variety used for study was DWRB-137.
The experimental results showed that application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.25 t ha-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage produced significantly higher plant height and dry matter accumulation at 45, 90 DAS and harvest, number of effective tillers plant-1, number of grains ear-1, ear length, test weight, grain, straw and biological yield over rest of the treatments but it was remained at par with the application of % RDF + FYM (2.5 t ha-1) + Vermiwash spray @ 5% at tillering stage.
