Yield and Economics of Finger Millet (eleusine Coracana L.) as Influenced by Varieties and Different Spacings in Kharif Season
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The field investigation entitled “Effect of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) varieties to spacings in kharif” was conducted during kharif 2024 at Experimental Farm, Agronomy Section, College of Agriculture, Latur. The experiment was laid out in Split Plot Design with two factors and replicated thrice. Whereas, first factor comprises the different varieties viz. V1 (Phule Nachani), V2 (Phule Kasari) and V3 (Dapoli-1), second factor comprisesthe three spacings viz. S1 (30 cm × 10 cm), S2 (45 cm × 15 cm) and S3 (45 cm × 20 cm). The experimental results revealed that significantly highest values of yield parameters viz., number of ear head plant-1 (2.99), weight of ear head (14.43g), number offingers ear head-1 (8.48), ear head length (8.74 cm) and weight of grains plant-1 (17.99g) were recorded by variety Dapoli-1 (V3 ) which was at par with Phule Kasari (V2 ) and found significantly superior over Phule Nachani (V1 ). Highest value for grain yield (1763 kg ha- 1 ) and biological yield (7726 kg ha-1), gross monetaryreturns(86392 ha-1) and net monetaryreturns(42423 ha-1) were recorded by varietyDapoli-1 (V3 ) which was at par with Phule Kasari (V2 ) and found significantly superior over Phule Nachani (V1 ). Among the spacing highest values of yield parameters viz., number of ear head plant-1 (2.72), weight of ear head (15.41 g), number offingers ear head-1 (8.11), ear head length (8.76 cm) and weight of grains plant-1 (17.11 g). However, among spacings, grain yield (1733.80 kg ha-1) and biological yield (7932.4 kg ha-1), gross monetary returns(84956 ha-1) and net monetary returns(40827 ha-1 under closer row spacing of 30 × 10 cm, which was at par with 45 × 15 cm row spacing and found significantly superior over 45 × 20 cm
Source: PLANT ARCHIVES
Institution: Marathwada Agricultural University
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416680502