Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Quality of Fodder Oats (Avena sativa (L.))

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Instructional Farm College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner during rabi 2019- 2020 entitled the “Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of fodder oats (Avena sativa L.)”. Fourteen INM treatment viz.,100 % RDF, 100% RDF + FYM @ 20.0 t ha–1, 100 % RDF + PSB, 100% RDF + PSB + ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg ha–1, 75% RDF, 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 5.0 t ha–1, 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha–1, 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha–1 + PSB, 75% RDF +Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha–1 + ZnSO4 @12.5 kg ha–1, 75% RDF + FYM @ 20.0 t ha–1, 75% RDF + FYM @ 10.0 t ha–1, 75% RDF + FYM @ 10.0 t ha–1 + PSB, 75% RDF + FYM @ 10.0 t ha–1 + PSB + ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg/ha, Control (untreated) were laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The results revealed that application of all treatments were significant increased N, P and Zn content and uptake and crude protein in fodder oats also enhanced with application of 75% RDF + FYM @ 10 t ha–1 + PSB + ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg ha–1. But significantly highest crude fiber content was recorded under control and lowest with application of 75% RDF + FYM @ 10 t ha–1 + PSB + ZnSO4 @ 12.5 kg ha–1.