Growth and Yield Variations of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) Varieties to Different Levels of Nitrogen Jyothi Karanam Navya*, Sumathi V., Sunitha N. Department of Agronomy, S.V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati-517502, (Andhra Pradesh) *email: navyajyothikaranam@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract The results of the experiment conducted during kharif, 2014 at S.V. Agricultural College Farm, Tirupati with four foxtail millet varieties (SiA 3088, SiA 3085, SiA 3156 and Srilaxmi) in combination with three nitrogen levels (0, 25, 50 kg N ha−1) revealed that SiA 3085 recorded higher stature of growth, yield attributes and yield. The above parameters were at their lower level with SiA 3088 variety. Days to 50 per cent flowering and maturity, growing degree days were the minimum with the foxtail millet variety SiA 3088. Maximum growing degree days, delayed flowering and maturity was observed with the variety Srilaxmi. Application of 50 kg N ha−1 markedly improved the growth and yield while, they were found to be at their lower with no nitrogen application. The results concluded that the foxtail millet variety SiA 3085 with the application of 50 kg N ha−1 was more productive in sandy loam soils of Southern Agro-Climatic Zone of Andhra Pradesh. Top Keywords Growth parameters, Foxtail millet, Nitrogen, Varieties, Yield. Top |