Integrated Nitrogen Management in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L) R. Br. Emend Stuntz] During Summer Season

An experiment was conducted at Agronomy Instructional Farm, C. P. College of Agriculture, S.D.A.U., Sardar krushinagar during summer, 2013. Ten nitrogen management treatments viz., T₁: 100% RDN through fertilizer, T₂: 100% RDN through FYM, T₃: 100% RDN through castor cake, T₄: 100% RDN through vermicompost, T₅: 75% RDN through fertilizer + 25% RDN through FYM, T₆: 75% RDN through fertilizer + 25% RDN through castor cake, T₇: 75% RDN through fertilizer + 25% RDN through vermicompost, T⁸: 50% RDN through fertilizer + 50% RDN through FYM, T₉: 50% RDN through fertilizer + 50% RDN through castor cake and T₁₀: 50% RDN through fertilizer + 50% RDN through vermicompost were tried in randomized block design (RBD) with four replications. Pearl millet variety GHB 732 was used as a test crop. The crop fertilized with 75% RDN through fertilizer and 25% RDN through either FYM or castor cake produced significantly higher growth parameters, grain yield (2948 kg ha⁻¹), straw yield (6248 kg ha⁻¹) and economics. It also helped to sustain soil fertility.