Response of soil and foliar application of nutrients on yield and nutrient uptake of foxtail millet (Seteria italic L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during kharif -2018 and 2019 at ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Haveri (Hanumanamatti) to study the response of foxtail millet (Seteria italic L) to soil application of micronutrients and foliar application of NPK along with RDF. The experiment was laid out in RCBD comprising of nine treatments replicated thrice. Studies revealed that the yield attributes and grain yield of foxtail millet differed significantly due to foliar application of NPK along with RDF and soil application of micronutrients along with RDF. The results indicated that significantly higher grain yield (18.49 q ha-1) and straw yield (36.14 q ha-1) of foxtail millet were recorded in treatment applied with RDF + foliar spray of 19:19:19 @ 1% at flower initiation stage (pooled data of 2 years) followed by soil application of micronutrients along with RDF.. The treatment RDF + foliar spray of 19:19:19 @ 1% at flower initiation stage recorded significantly panicle length (22.27 cm)and grain weight per panicle (2.80 g). The biological yield, nutrient uptake (NPK, Zn and Fe) are also significantly higher with the same treatment.