Kanzungula grass [Setaria sphacelata . manual collection of seeds. (Sckimach.) Stapf & Hubbard ex Moss] cv. All the nutrients significantly increased Nandi is one of the nutritious grasses the seed yield compared with the control adapted to tropical and subtropical (Table I), indicating the need for these environments (Dwivedi, 1985; Dwivedi et nutrients during reproductive phase of seed al., 1991). The acute shortage of seed crop. The increase in seed yield over the material of this grass, however, poses great control due to individual nutrients was 55.1, problem in forage production. In view of its 45.3, 34.7, 15.0 and 12.4% for KNO,, urea, adaptability to marginal soil conditions, the ZnSO,, single superphosphate and MgSO, availability of nutrients to plant during respectively. The KNO, with urea or single reproductive stage is crucial for seed setting superphosphate resulted in 68.9 and 50.7% (Gray, 1977). Application of nutrients more seed than the control. It indicates through foliar spray accelerates the synergistic effect of nutrients in combination absorption and assimilation mechanism and on seed yield. Foliar application of KNO, + correct the nutritional deficiency quickly. urea significantly increased the plant height, Therefore the present experiment was tussock diameter, number and length of conducted to study the effect of foliar earslspike. Stover yield (tonneslha) was fertilization on seed yield of this grqss, found in order of KNO, > urea > ZnSO, > The experiment was conducted during single s~perphosphate MnSO,. Therefore > 1987 and 1988 in randomized block design KNO, + urea combination gave the highest with 3 replications at Jhansi. The soil of the stover yield, followed by urea + ZgSO,. The experimental field was sandy loam with highest seed and stover yields with KNO, + neutral pH. The 45-day-old grass seedlings urea were owing to its influence both on were transplanted in the second week of July vegetative growth (height, tiller and tussock 1987, at 50 cm x 50 cm spacing. Sixteen diameter) and reproductive organs (spike treatments consisted of foliar spray of KNO, length and ear numberlplant). These urea, single superphosphate, ZnSO, and results are in conformity with those of MgSO, indiSidually @ 2 kglha and their Dwivedi et al. (1991). combinations along with the control. The Application of KNO, and single , rainfall during 1987 was 828.2 mm in 43 superphosphate resulted in 1,000-seed rainy days and 815.9 mm during 1988 in 52 weight of 0.550 and 0.537 g respectively. rainy days. Crop was harvested in the first Application of KNO, either with single week of Octobdr in both the years after superphosphate or urea gave test weights of