Influence of Incorporated Legumes, NPK 20-10-10 and Their Combination on Yield and Yield Attributes of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)

摘要

Field experiments were conducted from 2015 to 2016 during wet seasons at the Teaching and Research of the Leventist Farm, Tumu, Akko local Government area, Gombe State, to evaluate the effects of incorporated legumes, NPK 20-10-10 and their Combinations on yield and yield attributes of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum (L.)). The treatments comprised of Centro alone (T₁); Centro + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 (T₂); Lablab alone (T₃); Lablab + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 (T₄); Mucuna alone (T₅); Mucuna + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 (T₆); Sesbania alone (T₇); Sesbania + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 (T₈); recommended N₆₀ P₃₀ K ₃₀ kg ha-1 fertilizer (T₉) and Control (T₁₀) were tested in randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. It can be seen that among the various treatments, the incorporation of Lablab + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 (T₄) is resulted in significantly higher yield attributes (panicle length 24.99 cm, panicle girth 3.20 cm, 100 grains weight ), grain yield (3631 kg ha-1) and stover yield (7492 kg ha-1). The findings of the study revealed that Lablab + N₃₀ P₁₅ K ₁₅ kg ha-1 showed a better performance of pearl millet in terms of yielding, and yielding attributes.