INTEGRATED IMPACT OF INORGANIC FERTILIZERS (NITROGEN+ZINC) GROWTH AND YIELD OF MILLET (Pennisetum glacum L.)

The study was conducted at the SAU, Tando Jam, Latif Farm trial fields. The study aimed to determine the impact of varying zinc and nitrogen levels on the components and production of millet. We evaluated the impact of varying zinc and nitrogen levels on the growth and output of millet. The variety YBS-98 was treated with five different concentrations of zinc and nitrogen during the trial. The control T1 doesn't apply any fertilizers. T3 = N 100 + Z 10%, T4 = N 140 + Z 15%, T5 = N 180 + Z 20%, and T2 = N 60 + Z 5%. With a maximum plant height of 222.98 cm, a stem diameter of 0.91 cm, a leaf area per tiller (cm–2) of 1780.81, green fodder yields (t ha-1) of 77.91 cm, a plant density (m-2) of 154.19 cm, a number of leaves per tiller of 12.60 cm, a dry matter percentage of 14.75 cm, a crude fiber percentage of 10.37 cm, a crude protein percentage of 46.15%, and an ash percentage of 7.29 percent, these were the best results of the current study. Giving millet nitrogen 180 and zinc 20% positively impacted its growth and yield. On the other hand, the control (T1 = no fertilizer) had the lowest results. The minimum plant height was 155.0 cm, the stem diameter was 0.60 cm, the leaf area per tiller (cm-2) was 802.91, the green fodder yields (t ha-1) were 50.70 cm, the plant density (m-2) was 153.11 cm, the number of leaves per tiller was 10.11, the dry matter percentage was 8.01%, the crude fiber percentage was 7.00, the crude protein percentage was 44.15, and the ash percentage was 5.1.