Pearl millet performance affected by tree leaf mulch under custard apple based agri-horti system

Pearl millet under custard apple based agri-horti system

Authors

  • PRAVESH KUMAR BAU Sabour
  • ANIL KUMAR SINGH Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
  • RAJESH KUMAR Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, UP
  • RAM KUMAR SINGH Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, UP
  • HARI OM BAU Sabour
  • SUBORNA ROYCHAUDHARY Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
  • SUNIL KUMAR Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
  • AYUSH BHUSHAN IIAST, Integral University, Lucknow, UP
  • S K PATHAK Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
  • S K PANDEY RKPG College, Shamali, UP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v11i01.14765

Keywords:

Agri-horti system, Leaf mulch, Pearl millet

Abstract

Field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of different tree leaf mulch and quantity of leaf mulch on growth and yield of pearl millet in custard apple based agri-horti system. In this experiment pearl millet imposed in factorial randomized block design having three different levels of leaf mulching 0, 2 and 4 t ha-1 and three type of leaf mulch Azadirachta indica, Eucalyptus species and Leucaena leucocephala. The treatments were replicated thrice. Result of the experiment revealed that growth attributes of pearl millet viz. plant height, number of leaf plant-1, number of tiller plant-1 observed no significant variation due to type of mulch. Plant height and dry matter accumulation plant-1 had significant variation under quantity of mulches. The growth attributes had higher values with 4 t ha-1 mulch as compared to 0 t/ha-1 mulch (no mulching).The highest grain yield (1657 kg ha-1) was obtained with Leucaena leucocephala leaf mulch and with the application of 4 t ha-1 mulch (1735 kg ha-1). 

Author Biographies

ANIL KUMAR SINGH, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur

Director (Research) 

RAJESH KUMAR, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, UP

Department of Agronomy

RAM KUMAR SINGH, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, UP

Department of Agronomy

HARI OM, BAU Sabour

Department of Agronomy

SUBORNA ROYCHAUDHARY, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur

Department of Agronomy

SUNIL KUMAR, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur

Department of Agronomy

AYUSH BHUSHAN, IIAST, Integral University, Lucknow, UP

Dept. of Agriculture

S K PATHAK, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bhagalpur

Department of Agronomy

S K PANDEY, RKPG College, Shamali, UP

Department of Statistics

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