Response of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cultivars to nitrogen management under two rainfall situations in arid zone

Authors
Jangir, RP Yadav, RS Agrawal, SK
Citation
Rp. Jangir et al., Response of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cultivars to nitrogen management under two rainfall situations in arid zone, I J AGRON, 43(2), 1998, pp. 311-314
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
ISSN journal
0537197X → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
311 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0537-197X(199806)43:2<311:ROPM(G>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Response of pearl millet [Pennistum glaucum (L.) R. Br, amend. Stuntz] to n itrogen management under different rainfall situations was studied during t he rainy season of 1990 and 1991 at Mandor. Hybrid 'MH 179' gave significan tly higher grain yield than composite 'WCC 75' in both low and good rainfal l situations. Basal application of 20 kg N/ha was found conducive for obtai ning higher grain yield irrespective of seasonal rainfall variation. Under normal crop season, pearl millet responded up to 40 kg N/ha when applied in 2 equal splits (basal and top-dressing) in arid zone of Rajasthan.