Abstract

                                An experiment was conducted at the Regional Station of Indian Agricultural Rese arch Institute, Coimbatore during Rabi seasons of 1974 and 1975 to study the effect of levels and times of nitrogen application on hybrid pearl-millet under rainfed condi- tions. It is evident from these results that pearl-millet may be grown in rebi season in Tamil Nadu. Pearl-millet responded up to 80 kg nitrogen per hectare. Split application of nitrogen proved superior over application of full amount of nitrogen at planting. Two splits i.e. half Not planting and remaing half 3 weeks after planting or three splits i.e. half N at planting, one-fourth 3 weeks after and remaining one-fourth-6 weeks after planting proved superior to the split where half N was applied at planting and another half 6 weeks after planting.

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