ROLE OF THIOUREA IN IMPROVING THE DRY MATTER PARTITIONING, YIELD AND QUALITY OF, PEARLMILLET

摘要

In pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br] seed soaking with thiourea (500 ppm) did not show significant improvement but foliar spray (1000 ppm) at vegetative stage (20 and 40 DAS) and seed soaking plus foliar spray significantly increased the. growth and grain yield and also quality of pearlmillet. Since foliar spray of urea (1000 ppm) did not have any effect, the effect of thiourea are largely attributed to a function of sulphydryl group The application of N up to 90 kg ha~(-1) significantly increased the plant height, dry matter accumulation, stover yield, nitrogen content in stovei whereas dry matter partitioning, LAI (50 DAS), number of effective tillers per plant, weight of grain per ear head, grain yield and nitrogen content in grain increased significantly upto 60 kg N ha~(-1) .