EFFECT OF SPACING AND POTASSIUM LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF FINGER MILLET (ELEUSINE CORACANA L.)ELETI SUJITH REDDY AND SHIKHA SINGHAbstract A field experiment was carried out during Kharif season of 2020 at crop research farm of SHUATS, Prayagraj to study about the Effect of Spacing and Potassium levels on growth and yield of Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) The experiment was laid out in randomized bolck design by keeping three spacing levels, i.e. S - (20 x 10 cm), S2 â (30 x 10 cm) and S3 â (40 x 10 cm) and three potassium levels, i.e. K1 â (20 kg ha-1), K2 â (40 kg ha-1) and K3 â (60 kg ha-1) and which was replicated three times. Results revealed that spacing of 30 x 10 cm + 40 kg/ha K recorded significantly higher in plant height (98.14 cm), number of tillers per m2 (211.00), number of effective tillers per m2 (180.80), number of grains per earhead (2128.67), test weight (4.46 g), grain yield (3.50 t/ha) and harvest index (47.00%). However, net returns (71293.00 INR/ ha) and B:C ratio (2.11) was also obtained with the application of spacing 30 x 10 cm + 40 kg/ha K. Therefore authors concluded that spacing of 30 cm x 10 cm + 40 kg/ha K can produce more grains and will be economically effective. |