Yield, Nutrient Availability and Soil Properties of Pearl Millet as Influenced by Enriched Phosphocompost

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.