Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat on loamy sand soil during summer season of 2012 to study the effect of integrated nitrogen management under different crop establishment methods of pearl millet under middle Gujarat conditions. Data revealed that among different crop establishment methods sowing of pearl millet by using pair row transplanting method recorded significantly higher number of effective tillers/m row length, length of earhead and significantly the highest dry matter accumulation/plant, grain and straw yields and among different nitrogen management treatments application of 50% RDN+25% FYM+25% castor cake+Azospirillum+PSB produced significantly higher values of number of effective tillers/metre row length, length of earhead and straw yield and significantly the highest dry matter accumulation and grain yield of pearl millet. Further soil analysis data revealed that application of 50% RDN+25% FYM+25% castor cake+Azospirillum+PSB recorded significantly the highest protein content in grain (%), organic carbon content (%), total nitrogen (%) and significantly higher available phosphorus and available potash in soil. From economic point of view, sowing of pearl millet by pair row transplanting method and application of 50% RDN+25% FYM+25% castor cake+Azospirillum+PSB recorded significantly higher net realization of Rs. 34359 and 36026/ha, respectively.