Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2017)

Author(s):
Anshul Gupta, OP Sharma, SS Yadav and RB Solanki

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2014 to study the effect of varieties and bio-regulators in Pearl millet on loamy sand soil of Rajasthan. The experiment consist of 4 Pearl millet varieties (RHB-121, RHB-173, RHB-177, Raj-171) and bio-regulators (control, thiourea, thioglycolic acid and salicylic acid) thereby making 16 treatment combinations tested in randomized block design with three replications. The results showed that yield attributes i.e. number of effective tillers/ plant, ear length and number of grains/ear and grain yield were significantly higher in RHB-173 over the remaining varieties while Raj-171 was at par in stover yield. Among the correlation studies the maximum correlation found between N uptake and seed yield.