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EFFECT OF FARMYARD MANURE AND AMMONIUM SULPHATE ON THE CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM CONTENT AND UPTAKE BY RAGI (Eleusine coracana) GAERTN.

Volume : 75
Issue: Jan-feb
Pages: 20 - 23
Published: September 22, 2023
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Abstract


A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of FYM and (NH,),SO, on ths Ca and Mg content and uptake of Ragi. The study revealed that Ca and Mg content increased markedly by the application of N-Sources of Fertilizers. Ragi variety Co-9 recorded significantly higher content of Ca than Co. 7. Combined application of FYM @ 90 Kg N/ha and (NH),SO. @ 90 kg N/ha registered the highest total uptake of Ca. Application of 60 kg N/ha as FYM and (NH,),SO, recorded the highest content of Mg in ragi grain. The variety of Co. 7 recorded significantly higher uptake of Mg than Co. 9. The variety Co. 7 registered significantly higher uptake of Mg 'by grain as well as total uptake than Co. 9

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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