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Indian Journal of Plant and Soil

Volume  2, Issue 2, July - December 2015, Pages 77-80
 

Original Article

Effect of Macro and Micro Nutrients on Herbage Yield and Quality of Berseem (Trifolium Alexandrinum L) Tarai Region of Indo-Gnagetic Plains

Mahendra Singh Pal

Professor, Department of Agronomy: College of Agriculture, G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Uttarakhand) India.

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Abstract

 Field experiment was conducted during 2009-10 to 2011-12 (3 years) at Instructional Dairy Farm, G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, forage yield and forage quality of berseem. The experiment consisted of 11 treatments i.e. T1 – Absolute Control, T2 – Recommended dose of fertilers (RDF), 30:60:40 kg N:P;K kg/ha, T3 – FYM @ 5t/ha, T4 – FYM @ 10t/ha, T5 – T2 + T3, T6 – T2 + T4, T7 – T2 + S + Mo + B, T8 – T3 + S + Mo + B, T9 – T4 + S + Mo + B, T10 – T2 + T3 + S + Mo + B and T11 – T2 + T4 + S + Mo + B was planted during Rabi season 2009-10 to 2011-12 under Randomized Block Design with three replications. The experimental results indicated that application of 10t/ ha FYM along with sulphur, boron and molybdenum had higher plant height, leaf:shoot ratio, green and dry forage yield and also crude protein production of berseem than application of both treatment either 100% RDF (inorganic source) or RDF+FYM @ 5t/ha +S+Mo+B. Therefore, it is recommended that the berseem should be fertilized with 10t/ha FYM+30 kg sulphur+4 kg boron+1kg molybdenum /ha in place of chemical fertilizer for higher productivity and quality of berseem herbage. 


Corresponding Author : Mahendra Singh Pal