Influence of Incorporated Legumes, NPK 20-10-10 and Their Combination on Yield and Yield Attributes of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted from 2015 to 2016 during wet seasons at the Teaching and Research of the Leventist Farm, Tumu, Akko local Government area, Gombe State, to evaluate the effects of incorporated legumes, NPK 20-10-10 and their Combinations on yield and yield attributes of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)). The treatments comprised of Centro alone (T1); Centro + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 (T2); Lablab alone (T3); Lablab + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 (T4); Mucuna alone (T5); Mucuna + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 (T6); Sesbania alone (T7); Sesbania + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 (T8); recommended N60 P30 K 30 kg ha-1 fertilizer (T9) and Control (T10) were tested in randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. It can be seen that among the various treatments, the incorporation of Lablab + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 (T4) is resulted in significantly higher yield attributes (panicle length 24.99 cm, panicle girth 3.20 cm, 100 grains weight ), grain yield (3631 kg ha-1) and stover yield (7492 kg ha-1). The findings of the study revealed that Lablab + N30 P15 K 15 kg ha-1 showed a better performance of pearl millet in terms of yielding, and yielding attributes.