Organic Pearlmillet Cultivation Bsc Ag 4th year Student Experential Learning

1. INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY
COURSE-AGR-421 (ORGANIC FARMING)
PRESENTERS-
Prakash kumar (ID-19212AGC101) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
Dr. Ram Narayan Meena
B.sc(Hons) Ag, IV th Year
ORGANIC PEARLMILLET CULTIVATION

2. GENERAL INFO ABOUT THIS CROP-
Scientific Name- Pennisetum glaucum (L.)
Common Name- Bajra/Pearl Millet
Family- Poaceae
Ontogeny- Annual
Chromosome No.(2n)-14
Date of sowing- 13/02/2023
Location- Agricultural Research Farm
Plot Size- 4m* 4m
Variety-86M84 Pioneer Hybrid Bajra Seed
Spacing- 50cm*15cm
First leaf come at height of 17cm.
Pearl millet required- 60kg N/ha , 30kg p/ha
Total FYM Required- 20 kg (16m2)
FYM contains- 0.5% N,0.2% P2O5, 0.4% K2O
100Kg FYM contain- 0.5 kg N ,0.2 kg P2O5 , 0.4 KG K2O
General Recommendation-10 tonn/ha
Total Vermicompost required- 0.5 kg ((16m2)
Vermicompost contains- 3% N, 1% P2O5 1.5% K2O
100kg Vermicompost contains- 3 kg N, 1kg P2O5,1.5kg K2O
General recommendation-5 tonn/ha

3. Stages Days P1 P2 P3 P4
Seedling Stages 1-18 21/02/2023 22/02/2023 23/02/2023 21/02/2023
Tillering Stages 19-35 03/03/2023 01/03/2023 07/03/2023 05/03/2023
Flowering Stages 36-55 10/04/2023 07/04/2023 07/04/2023 09/04/2023
Maturity Stages 56-85 Will wait Will wait Will wait Will wait
Present Height 120 cm 100 cm 135 cm 120cm
IMPORTANT EVENTS DATES
Date of plot allotment 08/02/2023
Making of bunds & channel 09/02/2023
Date of 1st flood irrigation 10/02/2023
Date of sowing 13/02/2023
1st Hoeing the soil,weeding 28/02/2023
Date of 2nd flood irrigation 11/03/2023
Date of 1st FYM Applying 14/03/2023
Date of 2nd FYM Applying 05/04/2023
Date of 3rd flood irrigation 11/04/2023
Date of 1st leaves to come 21/02/2023
2nd date of Hoeing 05/04/2023

4. Stages Days P1 P2 P3 P4
Height after
15 days
28 Feb 2023 17 cm 17 cm 18 cm 18 cm
Height after
30 days
15 Mar
2023
52 cm 55 cm 54 cm 53 cm
Height after
45 days
30 mar 2023 100cm 80 cm 105 cm 95 cm
Height after
60 days
15 April
2023
120 cm 100 cm 135 cm 120 cm
1st leaf
come on
18/02/23 18/02/23 19/02/23 20/02/23
2nd leaf
come on
22/02/23 22/02/23 21/02/23 21/02/23
3rd leaf
come on
23/02/23 24/02/23 22/02/23 23/02/23
Observation Table-

5. Event Days P1 P2 P3 P4
Tiller 18 Apr 2023 3 4 5 3
Ear head
Emergence
09/04/23 08/04/23 12/04/23 07/04/23
No. of
nodes
18 Apr 2023 7 7 6 7
No. of
internode
18 Apr 2023 8 8 7 8
Tagging
Date
11/04/23 11/04/23 11/04/23 11/04/23
No. of
leaves
18 Apr 2023 7 7 6 7
No. of
effective
tillers
18 Apr 2023 2 4 4 3
Ear Head
Length
19.3 22.5 21.6 25.5

6. DIFFERENT STAGES DURING ORGANIC FARMING -
Working on allotted land Making of bunds & channels Seedling stage
Weeding & Hoeing stages Tillering stages Flowering Stages

7. Total population-559
 Effective Plant-475
 Non-Effective plant- 84
 Emergence%- 475/559*100= 85%
 Average no. of Effective tiller= 3
 % Average Effective Tiller- ¾*100= 75%
 Average Panicle Height = 19.3+22.5+ 21.6 + 22.5 /4=21.47 cm
 Average Plant Height = 120+135+100+120/4= 120 cm = 1.2 m
 Date of board fixing = 10/03/2023
 71 days from crop sowing

8.  Critical stage of Irrigation- Tillering, Flowering, & Grain development stage
o In these stages irrigation is highly recommended.
 Fine Seedbed Preparation- A deep ploughing (atleast 15 cm) with soil inverting plough followed by 2-3
harrowing is considered to be optimum.
 Care should be taken to avoid stagnation of rainwater during levelling .
 Apply recommended dose of FYM/Compost 2-3 weeks before sowing of crops.
 Adequate moisture in the seedbed at the time of sowing is conducive to good germination.
 Pearl millet requires a fine seed bed free from clods as the seeds are small in size.
 Mulching- Mulching should be done after sowing till proper germination of all crops to avoid moisture
loss & weed penetration in main crop.
 After 15 days approx we can remove straw. Mostly we use paddy straw. Mulch should be moderately wet.
 Weed Control- Hand weeding should be done with kudal. We dig the soil & pulverise/hoeing the soil &
simultaneously remove the weed.
 Insect- Some insect are there in field for that we apply Panchagavya & cow urine in respective field.
 Extra Water should be remove by cutting the bunds after irrigation & rainfall.

9. CONCLUSION-
 Proper handling of crop should be done.
 For better growth & reduce competition for space & nutrients, weed
should be remove regularly.
 Rainwater/ Extra water should be remove from respected field.
 Bajra need less water i.e. 25-30 cm for the overall season.
 At those places where germination not happen there we do transplanting.
 Plant population should be maintained properly.