Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on nutrient content and uptake in pearl millet

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Research farm, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur during Kharif season¸ 2023-24 on loamy sand soil. The experiment comprises nine treatments of nitrogen and phosphorous viz., (Control, 30 kg N ha-1 + 15 kg P2O5 ha-1, 30 kg N ha-1 + 30 kg P2O5 ha-1, 60 kg N ha-1 + 15 kg P2O5 ha-1, 60 kg N ha-1 + 30 kg P2O5 ha-1, 90 kg N ha-1 + 15 kg P2O5 ha-1, 90 kg N ha-1 + 30 kg P2O5 ha-1, 120 kg N ha-1 + 15 kg P2O5 ha-1, 120 kg N ha-1 + 30 kg P2O5 ha-1) was laid out in randomized block design and replicated thrice. Results indicated that among the treatments applied as application of 120 kg N ha-1 + 30 kg P2O5 ha-1 recorded significantly higher nitrogen, phosphorus content and uptake in grain and straw of pearlmillet.