Year: 2016 | Month: September | Volume 61 | Issue 3
Effect of inputs integration on yield, uptake and economics of Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.)
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00065.6
Abstract:
Kodo millet provides staple food with cheap protein, minerals and vitamins to poor, marginal, tribal and backward people of Madhya Pradesh. This crop is responsive to the adverse climatic and poor soil conditions. The present investigation was carried out to improve kodo yield through different inputs and their integration to reduce the input cost. Due to very poor soil nature, a single source of any input was not found encouraging. Inorganic fertilizers (T2-100% NPK) gave promise grain yield (1435 kg/ha) over control (620 kg/ha) but it is realized that they are beyond the purchasing power of these resource poor farmers. Azotobacter + PSB (T4) was better in grain yield (695 kg/ha) as compared to Azospirillum +PSB (T7-665 kg/ha). While FYM alone (T12) gave grain yield 815 kg/ha. Integration of all the inputs 50% NP +100% K+ Azotobacter + PSB+ FYM proved best and increased the kodo yield (T10-1585 kg/ha) significantly. All treated plots had higher indices of profitability than control. The profitability was maximum 1.90 under T10 (50%NP +100% K+ Azotobacter + PSB+ FYM).
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