Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

INFLUENCE OF RENOWNED TRADITIONAL LIQUID ORGANICMANURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BACTERIAL CONSORTIA ONGROWTH AND YIELD OF FOXTAIL MILLET

Veerendra Manduri, Padmaja Bhimireddy, Malla Reddy Maduri and Triveni Sodimalla

Abstract

The objective of this study is to see how the most well-known nutrient components of natural farmingamong Indian farmers, Beejamrutha and Jeevamrutha, interact with bacterial consortia (combination ofbeneficial soil bacteria) and chemical fertilisers to affect foxtail millet growth and yield (Setaria italica L.). Afield study was conducted at College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, PJTSAU, Hyderabad during the kharifof 2019. Application of liquid manures (Beejamrutha and Jeevamrutha) in conjunction with 100% RecommendedDose of Fertiliser and bacterial consortia resulted higher plant height (130.33 cm), number of tillers m-2(107), dry matter production (3760.1 kg ha-1), panicles m-2 (85), number of filled grains per panicle (953),grain (2093 kg ha-1) and straw yield (2933 kg ha-1) over all other treatments. When compared to their separateapplications, Beejamrutha and Jeevamrutha application in combination with bacterial consortia were foundto be superior in no. of tillers-2, dry matter accumulation, no. of panicles m-2, no. of filled grains panicle-1,grain yield, and straw yield. When traditional liquid organic manures (Beejamrutha and Jeevamrutha) arecombined with bacterial consortia and synthetic fertilisers, foxtail millet showed improved growth andyield.