Effect of different establishment methods and potassium management practices on yield and economics of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L) Gaertn]

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Bavikere, Tarikere Taluk, Karnataka during kharif 2016 to evaluate the effect of methods of establishment and potassium management practices on yield and economics of finger millet. The study comprised two methods of establishment (drill and transplanting), three levels of potassium application (25, 37.5 and 50 kg/ha) and two different types of application of potassium(basal and split). The results revealed that the basal application of 37.5 kg K₂O/haunder transplanted condition recorded significantly higher grain (3, 583 kg/ha) and straw (6, 553 kg/ha) yield. The same treatment also recorded highest net return (Rs 76, 238/ha) and benefit-cost ratio (3.47) as compared to other treatment combinations.