Effect of bio-compost, consortia bio-fertilizer, panchagavya and fish amino acid on yield attributes and yield of kodo millet
S. Srinivasan and J. Jose Gift Singh
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar 608 002 India e-mail-sribal20@Yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
To study the effect of bio-compost, consortium bio-fertilizer, panchagavya and fish amino acid on yield attributes and yield of kodo millet cv. CO3, the field experiment was conducted at Farmer’s Field, Vallampadugai Village, Chidambaram Taluk in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India during August – November, 2022. This study consists of nine treatments and three replications in randomized block design (RBD). The recommended dose of fertilizers to kodo millet was 44:22:0 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1 were applied to the field through Urea, SSP and MOP, respectively. The full dose of nitrogen and phosphorus were given as basal. Based on treatments, bio-compost @ 10 t ha-1, consortia bio- fertilizer@ 2 kg ha-1 were applied one week before sowing. As per the treatment schedule, panchagavya @3% and fish amino acid @ 0.5% sprayed twice (30 DAS and 60 DAS) during vegetative and reproductive stages of kodo millet crop. The crop was grown with proper cultural practices and yield attributes and yield were recorded from respective tagged plants from each treatments at harvest. The results revealed that application of bio - compost@10 t ha-1 + CBF@ 2 kg ha-1+PK@3% (T7) significantlyincreased the yield attributes viz., number of panicle hill-1 (46.37), number of grains panicle-1 (197.16), panicle length (14.97 cm) and 1000 grain weight (6.72 g) than control. The same treatment registered highest grain yield (2110.74 kg ha-1) and straw yield (4195.58 kg ha-1) compared to control (T1).