scholarly journals Yield Improvement and Nutrient Uptake of Little Millet (Panicum sumatrense) for Agronomic Interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
B. Himasree ◽  
S. Hemalatha ◽  
V. Sumathi ◽  
P. Sudhakar ◽  
K. V. Nagamadhuri
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Yield Improvement ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Little Millet ◽  
Agricultural College ◽  
College Farm

Field experiments were conducted during kharif, 2019 and kharif 2020 at S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati with three different times of sowing of little millet (second fortnight of June, first fortnight of July and second fortnight of July) in combination with three methods of establishment (Broadcasting, Sowing at 30 cm × 10 cm and transplanting 20 days old seedlings) and three nitrogen levels (20 kg N ha-1, 30 kg N ha-1 and 40 kg N ha-1). The results of the experiment revealed that among the three times of sowing, second fortnight of June sowings recorded higher grain yield, straw yield and nutrient uptake of little millet while lower values of these were obtained with July second fortnight sown crop during both the years of study. Transplanted little millet resulted in superior grain yield, straw yield and nutrient uptake compared to broadcasting and sowing at 30 cm × 10 cm. Maximum values of grain yield, straw yield and nutrient uptake were observed with application of 40 kg N ha-1 while minimum values of these parameters were obtained with application of 20 kg N ha-1. Transplanting little millet during second fortnight of June along with the application of 40 kg N ha-1 achieved higher grain and straw yield besides nutrient uptake by grain.

Soil test based fertilizer prescriptions through integrated nutrient management using targeted yield approach for rice

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
D Mounika ◽  
G Kishore Babu ◽  
M Martin Luther
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Recommendation ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Agricultural College ◽  
College Farm

A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural College farm, Bapatla, during kharif and rabi 2017-18 and 2018-19. The experiment was conducted with variety BPT-5204 in a randomized block design with ten treatments and three replications. The maximum Number of panicles m-2, total filled grains panicle-1, test weight, grain yield, straw yield, harvest Index and return per rupee investment were recorded with soil test based fertilizer recommendation with 10 t ha-1 FYM application which was at par with soil test based fertilizer recommendation alone and 7.5 t ha-1 targeted yield recommendation along with FYM (T5 and T10) and RDF with FYM (T6). Grain yield of rice was significantly higher with soil test based fertilizer recommendation with 10 t ha-1 FYM application which was statistically at par with soil test based fertilizer recommendation alone (T2) and 7.5 t ha-1 targeted yield fertilizer recommendation with FYM (T10) compared to the rest of the treatments.

Field experiments on the effect of applying a nitrogenous fertilizer to wheat at different stages of growth

1939 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Opposite Direction ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Nitrogenous Fertilizer ◽  
Short Period

An account is given of the results of two series of field experiments carried out at Rothamsted and Woburn in the years 1926 to 1936 on the effect of nitrogenous fertilizers on wheat. In the first series a comparison was made of the effects of early (March) and late (May) top-dressings, and in the second series a range of times of application from sowing to the end of May were tested.At Rothamsted, the increases of yield of grain produced by the nitrogenous fertilizer were small and rarely significant, but they were greater at Woburn. On the average of all experiments, the effect of the fertilizer on yield of grain was independent of the time of application. In individual years, variation in effectiveness between times of application was found, and this was correlated with the amount of rain falling in a short period after the time of application. At Woburn, the effectiveness of the fertilizer decreased with increase in the amount of rain falling immediately after the application of the fertilizer, but at Rothamsted the effects were less clear and appeared to be in the opposite direction.The effects on straw yield were relatively greater, and more consistent, than those on grain yield. A greater increase of straw yield was produced by early top-dressing (January–March) than by application at the time of sowing, and the increase declined steadily the later the time of topdressing. Shoot height was increased by the nitrogenous fertilizer, and varied with time of application in a similar manner to straw yield.

Bromoxynil tolerance during the seedling phase is associated with genetic grain yield improvement in maize

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1021-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tollenaar ◽  
M. Mihajlovic
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Yield Improvement ◽  
Maize Hybrids ◽  
Highly Correlated

Genetic grain yield improvement of maize (Zea mays L.) in Ontario during the past three decades can be attributed, in part, to increased tolerance to environmental stresses. We have observed a differential response of field-grown old and new hybrids after application of the photosystem II inhibiting herbicide bromoxynil (4-hydroxy-3,5-dibromobenzonitrile). Studies were conducted to test whether tolerance to bromoxynil is associated with stress tolerance and grain yield in maize hybrids representing three decades of yield improvement in Ontario. Experiments were carried out with seedlings of eight maize hybrids grown in pots in controlled-environment growth cabinets and, in one experiment, with seedlings grown in pots outside during the months of July and August at Guelph, Ontario. Bromoxynil was applied to the youngest fully-expanded leaf of plants at the 6- to 8-leaf stage and chlorophyll fluorescence of the treated leaves was measured in the 2- to 24-h period after bomoxynil application. Results showed that the chlorophyll fluorescence ratio Fv/Fm, an indicator of photosynthetic efficiency, declined after bromoxynil application until 4 h after application and, subsequently, recovered slightly during the next 20 h. Large differences in the Fv/Fm ratio were apparent among hybrids in the response to bromoxynil. The Fv/Fm ratio was significantly higher for hybrids released in the 1980s than for hybrids released in the 1970s, and the Fv/Fm ratio of the latter group was significantly higher than that of the four oldest hybrids. Chlorophyll fluorescence ratios Fv/Fm after bromoxynil application in the seedling phase were highly correlated with grain yield of the hybrids in field experiments conducted during 1987 and 1988 (r = 0.91). Results of this study support the contention that maize genotypes that are less sensitive to bromoxynil are less susceptible to environmental stresses. Key words: Zea mays L., stress tolerance, bromoxynil, chlorophyll fluorescence, Fv/Fm ratio, detoxifying agents

scholarly journals Response of the Most Promising Wheat Genotypes with Different Nitrogen Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-497
Author(s):  
N. Rawal ◽  
D. Chalise ◽  
N. Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
First Year ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Silty Loam ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Plot Design

Field experiments were conducted during winter seasons of 2013 and 2014 on the alkaline and silty loam soils of NWRP, Bhairahawa to study the interaction of the most promising wheat genotypes with different nitrogen levels under different agro-ecological zones and recommend the appropriate dose of nitrogen for newly released varieties. The experiment was laid out in split plot design: four nitrogen levels (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha) as a whole plot and six wheat genotypes (BL 3623, BL 3629, BL 3872, NL 1008, NL 1055 and Vijay) as a sub-plot which were replicated three times. There was significant effect of varieties and nitrogen levels on plant height, number of spikes, thousand grain weight and grain yield in both the years. In first year, the highest grain yield of 3.35 t/ha was obtained from the application of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha with the genotype BL 3872 which is followed by the genotypes BL 3623 (3.15 ton/ha) and NL 1055 (3.05 ton/ha). Similarly in second year, the genotype NL 1055 gave the highest grain yield of 4.01 ton/ha followed by genotypes BL 3629 (3.83 ton/ha) and BL 3623 (3.81 ton/ha) from the application of nitrogen @ 150 kg/ha. Based on two years results, it can be concluded that N was a limiting factor in the productivity of wheat. Nitrogen @ 150 kg per ha produced higher yield and yield attributing characters. Similarly, the wheat genotypes NL 1055, BL 3629, BL 3623 and BL 3872 were superior among the genotypes.

scholarly journals Effect of Reduced Rates of N, P and K on the Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its Nutrient Uptake

2010 ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
ABM Masud Hasan ◽  
Md Mizanur Rahman ◽  
MA Hashem
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Rice Plant ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design

An experiment was conducted to study the yield response and nutrient uptake of rice (BRRI dhan30) to reduced rates of N, P and K from the recommended fertilizer doses (RFD). The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. There were ten treatments viz. T1 (control), T2 (RFD), T3 (RFD - 20% N), T4 (RFD - 40% N), T5 (RFD - 20% P), T6 (FRD - 40% P), T7 (RFD - 20% K), T8 (RFD - 40% K), T9 (RFD - 20% NPK) and T10 (RFD - 40% NPK). The recommended fertilizer doses of the crop were 100 kg N, 20 kg P, 40 kg K, 20 kg S and 3 kg Zn ha-1. The highest grain yield (5.10 t ha-1) and straw yield (7.02 t ha-1) were obtained by applying recommended doses of fertilizers which were insignificantly different from those observed in the treatments where N, P and K were reduced at the rate of 20% from the recommended doses. Similar results were also found in case of P, K and S content and uptake by rice plant, while the variation for N was found significant. Overall results indicated that 20% reduction of either N or P or K from the recommended doses would not significantly affect the yield of rice.

EFFICACY OF AZOTOBACTER INOCULATION UNDER GRADED DOSES OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER IN RELATION TO GROWTH, YIELD AND NITROGEN UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY OF OAT (Avena sativa L.)

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Jatasara ◽  
D. Rana ◽  
R. Sheoran
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Utilization ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Plot Design

A field experiment was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India during the winter season for three consecutive years from 1995–96 to 1997–98 to study the effect of different nitrogen levels and Azotobacter inoculation on the growth, grain yield and nitrogen utilization efficiency of two varieties of oat. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with three replications. The results revealed that oat variety JHO-822 was superior to OS-7 for grain yield. However, the variety OS-7 produced a higher straw yield than JHO-822. Increasing levels of nitrogen up to 60 kg/ha significantly increased the grain and straw yields over the lower doses on a pooled data basis. Nitrogen application also had a beneficial effect on the yield attributing traits of oat. Nitrogen utilization efficiency was highest at 60 kg N/ha and declined thereafter. Azotobacter inoculation was found beneficial in terms of increased grain and straw yield and higher nitrogen utilization efficiency over the uninoculated treatments.

Effect of drip fertigation on nutrient uptake and seed yield of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] under westeren agroclimatic zones of tamil nadu

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vimalendran Loganathan ◽  
K. R. Latha
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Surface Irrigation ◽  
Agricultural College ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Soluble Fertilizer ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus

Field experiments were conducted at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore during August to February of 2011-12 and 2012-13 to study the effect of drip irrigation, fertigation levels and frequencies on seed yield and nutrient uptake of pigeonpea. Three fertilizer levels (75 %, 100 % and 125 % recommended dose fertilizer (RDF) through water soluble fertilizer and conventional fertilizers), three irrigation levels (50 % computed water requirement of crop (WRc), 75 % WRc and 100 % WRc) and surface irrigation (IW/CPE ratio 0.6 with 100 per cent RDF through conventional fertilizer) were included as treatments in this study. Application of 100 per cent of RDF (WSF) once in 7 days along with 100 % WRc (T9) recorded significantly higher uptake of total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The lowest plant nutrient uptake was recorded by surface irrigation with application of 100 % RDF (T14) applied as basal. The results revealed that application of nutrients through fertigation once in seven days with 125 % RDF (WSF) + irrigation 100 % WRc recorded higher total nutrient uptake (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) than surface irrigation with conventional fertilizer.

scholarly journals Influence of priming and nitrogen on growth behavior of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) in rainfed condition of midhill in Nepal

2018 ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
J. J. Gairhe ◽  
T. N. Bhusal ◽  
H. Neupane
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Gm Plant

 An experiment was conducted during winter, 2010/11 at IAAS, Lamjung with the objective of studying effect of seed priming and nitrogen levels on yield and yield attributing characters of buckwheat. Altogether, there were 9 treatments of seed priming hours (0, 18 and 36) combined with nitrogen levels (30, 45 and 60 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design and each treatment was replicated thrice. The seed priming of 36 hours had resulted in significantly higher germination percentage in both 15 days after sowing (DAS) (4.40%) and 30 (DAS) (5.74%) The total germination percentage was also significantly higher (48.4%) with 36 hr seed priming. The main and interaction effects of seed priming and nitrogen levels had significant influence on days to 50% flowering. The dry biomass per plant, grain yield, straw yield, harvest index and percentage moisture content of biomass at harvest were found non-significantly different due to seed priming and nitrogen levels. The highest value for dry matter accumulation per plant (5.24 gm/plant), straw yield (8706 kg/ha) and % moisture content (71.0%) was recorded with 36 hr seed priming whereas the highest value for grain yield (1599 kg/ha), and harvest index (19.8) was obtained with 18 hr seed priming. Likewise, dry matter accumulation (5.38 gm/plant), grain yield (1575 kg/ha) and harvest index (22.0) was found highest in 45 kg N/ha. Similarly, the straw yield (9153 kg/ha) and % moisture content (75.3%) was found highest in the treatment with 60 kg N/ha. The interaction effect between nitrogen level and priming was found non-significant and the highest grain yield (2091 kg/ha) was obtained from 18 hr seed priming with 45 kg N/ha. Phosphorus consumption rate was intrestingly higher in buckwheat plot with nitrogen application. Moderate consumption of potassium was also observed while nitrogen content in soil remain apparantly unchanged and similar was the case with soil pH and organic matter content. Application of phosphatic fertilizer would be benefitial for buckwheat cultivation. Further experiment should be done to verify the effective dose of fertilizer.Journal of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science. Vol. 33-34, 2015, Page: 47-54

scholarly journals Characteristics of Yield and Harvest Index, and Evaluation of Balanced Nutrient Uptake of Soybean in Northeast China

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenting Jiang ◽  
Xiaohu Liu ◽  
Xiukang Wang ◽  
Yuan Yin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Harvest Index ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Nutrient Deficiency ◽  
Tropical Soils ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Potential Yield

The balance between fertilizer application and plant nutrient demand is essential for ensuring agricultural production because it is effective to prevent nutrient deficiency and excess, especially for soybean. This study used data from 29 sites of field experiments carried out in the soybean planting area of Liaoning province, China in 2011 to 2013. We (i) study the characteristics of yield, nutrient concentration, and harvest index to (ii) valuate the balanced nutrient uptake at different potential yield levels for soybean. The grain yield ranged from 804 to 4484 kg/ha, and average N, P, and K concentrations in grains were 45.7, 5.0, and 10.1 g/kg, respectively, while those in straw were 14.1, 1.8, and 6.7 g/kg, respectively. Average harvest index values of N, P, and K were 0.69, 0.65, and 0.52 kg/kg, respectively, while approximately 69% N and 65% P of the plant were stored in soybean grain, and 48% K was stored in straw. The two boundary lines of the QUEFTS (quantitative evaluation of the fertility of tropical soils) model were aN = 10.5, dN = 20.6, aP = 65.6, dP = 289.6, aK = 30.4, and dK = 162.7 as model parameters. The QUEFTS model estimated the balanced nutrient uptake with yield targets increased following a linear–parabolic–plateau curve. A continual linear increase in grain yield with 65.5 kg N, 7.0 kg P, and 13.9 kg K was required to produce 1000 kg grain, until the yield target reached approximately 60–70% of the potential yield, and the corresponding ratio of N, P, and K was 9.35:1:1.8. Results could be used to estimate balanced nutrient uptake to prevent excessive fertilizer being applied and reduce environment risk for ensuring sustainable agricultural development.

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