Garima Choudhary, Pooja Kumari Meena and G.L. Sharma
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2019 at the Instructional Farm, Pacific College of Agriculture, Udaipur, to assess the effect of nitrogen levels on the growth and yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) varieties. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design with three replications comprising three varieties (GN-8, GNN-7 and local) and three nitrogen levels (0, 30 and 60 kg N ha{¹). Results showed that variety GN-8 recorded significantly higher growth parameters, yield attributes and yields compared to the local variety and remained at par with GNN-7. GN-8 produced the highest grain yield and application of 60 kg N ha-¹ significantly enhanced growth and yield, resulting in the maximum grain yield. The study concluded that GN-8 supplied with 60 kg N ha-¹ is most suitable for higher finger millet productivity under southern Rajasthan conditions.