EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN GREEN GRAM-FINGER MILLET

ISBN-13: 9786205517512 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str.

Purvi Kalal; H.M. Virdia

Opis

Green gram is also known as mung, moong, mungo, golden gram, Chickasaw pea and Oregon pea. It contains about 25 per cent protein, 1.3 per cent fat, 3.5 per cent minerals, 4.1 per cent fiber and 56.7 per cent carbohydrate. The protein content of green gram is two to three times more than that of cereals. It is consumed as a whole grain as well as dal in a variety of way in homes; being easily digestible it is preferred by patients. Also, Finger millet is the third most important millet in India, next to sorghum and pearl millet, grown over an area of 1.13 million hectares with an annual production of 1.98 million tonnes and a productivity of 1661 kg/ha. In Andhra Pradesh, it is cultivated in an area of 44,000 hectares with a production of 36,000 tonnes having productivity of 1045 kg/ha (MoAC. 2016). Finger millet is an important small millet crop. Legume - Cereal rotation have been recognized for restoring soil fertility and increasing crop production. Nutrient management in the sequential cropping is important to reduce fertilizer cost. Application of chemical fertilizer can boost crop yields but it impairs soil physico-chemical properties.

O autorze

Miss. Purvi Kalal has completed her P.hD. Agriculture in department of Agronomy from Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. She has published few research articles in NAAS rated Journals and has won the best paper presentation award in national symposium and also ICAR-NET qualified.