Performance of rainfed pearlmillet

Soil moisture availability to the crop is main problem of rainfed agriculture, thus use of soil moisture conservation practices have been proved useful to take the proper advantage of other inputs applied. Keeping these points in view the present study was undertaken to find out the significance of intercropping, increasing fertility levels and moisture conservation practices in rainfed pearlmillet crop under central Uttar Pradesh condition.

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The present study was conducted during kharif, 2012 and 2013 at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi to find out the effect of moisture management and zinc fertilization on performance of pearlmillet under rainfed conditions. Results of two year study showed considerable improvement in growth and productivity of pearlmillet. Flat bed with 5.0 t/ha crop residue recorded significantly higher plant height, dry matter accumulation, number of earheads, grain weight per earhead, yield and profitability as compared to flat bed without crop residue and flat bed with 2.

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Pearlmillet (Pennisetum typhoideum) is an important low value cereal crop grown in rainfed areas of country. The Indian hot arid zone is spread over 0.32 m km2 area and 65% of it is in the western district of Rajasthan.

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