The effect of fertilizer and weed management on finger and foxtail millet productivity under marginal environments

Main Objective

To determine yield gains emanating from good agricultural practices on small-grained cereals.

Specific objectives are to evaluate

  • The effect of three fertilizer rates on yield of finger and foxtail millets
  • The influence of three weed management on the growth and yields of millets.
  • The impact of three (3) salinity levels of irrigation water on the yield of millets.

Experimental design and treatments

Experimental design: Strip-split plot

Replications: 3

a. Vertical factor: Water salinity level (SAL)

  • 0, 6 and 10 dSm-1

b. Horizontal factor: Weed management (WE)

  • 3 times, two times and once

c. Sub-sub-plot factor: Fertilizer level (FERT)

  • NPK: 0:0:0; 25:18:20; 50:36:40; 75:54:60

d. Both crops have the same layout in each salinity level

101

SAL3  WE3 FERT2

104

SAL3  WE3 FERT3

107

SAL3  WE3 FERT4

110

SAL3  WE3 FERT1

113

SAL3  WE2 FERT4

116

SAL3  WE2 FERT1

119

SAL3  WE2 FERT3

122

SAL3  WE2 FERT2

125

SAL3  WE1 FERT4

128

SAL3  WE1 FERT2

131

SAL3  WE1 FERT3

134

SAL3  WE1 FERT1

201

SAL3  WE3 FERT4

204

SAL3  WE3 FERT1

207

SAL3  WE3 FERT2

210

SAL3  WE3 FERT3

213

SAL3  WE1 FERT1

216

SAL3  WE1 FERT4

219

SAL3  WE1 FERT3

222

SAL3  WE1 FERT2

225

SAL3  WE2 FERT3

228

SAL3  WE2 FERT4

231

SAL3  WE2 FERT1

234

SAL3  WE2 FERT2

302

SAL3  WE2 FERT1

305

SAL3  WE2 FERT4

308

SAL3  WE2 FERT2

311

SAL3  WE2 FERT3

314

SAL3  WE3 FERT4

317

SAL3  WE3 FERT3

320

SAL3  WE3 FERT1

323

SAL3  WE3 FERT2

326

SAL3  WE1 FERT3

329

SAL3  WE1 FERT4

332

SAL3  WE1 FERT2

335

SAL3  WE1 FERT1

102

SAL2  WE3 FERT2

105

SAL2  WE3 FERT1

108

SAL2  WE3 FERT4

111

SAL2 WE3 FERT3

114

SAL2  WE2 FERT1

117

SAL2  WE2 FERT2

120

SAL2  WE2 FERT4

123

SAL2  WE2 FERT3

126

SAL2  WE1 FERT2

129

SAL2  WE1 FERT3

132

SAL2  WE1 FERT1

135

SAL2  WE1 FERT4

202

SAL2  WE3 FERT2

205

SAL2  WE3 FERT3

208

SAL2  WE3 FERT1

211

SAL2  WE3 FERT4

214

SAL2  WE1 FERT1

217

SAL2  WE1 FERT4

220

SAL2  WE1 FERT3

223

SAL2  WE1 FERT2

226

SAL2  WE2 FERT4

229

SAL2  WE2 FERT3

232

SAL2  WE2 FERT2

235

SAL2  WE2 FERT1

303

SAL2  WE2 FERT2

306

SAL2  WE2 FERT1

309

SAL2  WE2 FERT4

312

SAL2  WE2 FERT3

315

SAL2  WE3 FERT4

318

SAL2  WE3 FERT2

321

SAL2  WE3 FERT1

324

SAL2  WE3 FERT3

327

SAL2  WE1 FERT4

330

SAL2  WE1 FERT3

333

SAL2  WE1 FERT2

336

SAL2  WE1 FERT1

103

SAL1  WE3 FERT4

106

SAL1  WE3 FERT1

109

SAL1  WE3 FERT3

112

SAL1  WE3 FERT2

115

SAL1  WE2 FERT4

118

SAL1  WE2 FERT2

121

SAL1  WE2 FERT1

124

SAL1  WE2 FERT3

127

SAL1  WE1 FERT3

130

SAL1  WE1 FERT4

133

SAL1  WE1 FERT1

136

SAL1  WE1 FERT2

203

SAL1  WE3 FERT4

206

SAL1  WE3 FERT3

209

SAL1  WE3 FERT2

212

SAL1  WE3 FERT1

215

SAL1  WE1 FERT3

218

SAL1  WE1 FERT1

221

SAL1  WE1 FERT4

224

SAL1  WE1 FERT2

227

SAL1  WE2 FERT2

230

SAL1  WE2 FERT4

233

SAL1  WE2 FERT3

236

SAL1  WE2 FERT1

301

SAL1  WE2 FERT1

304

SAL1  WE2 FERT2

307

SAL1  WE2 FERT3

310

SAL1  WE2 FERT4

313

SAL1  WE3 FERT2

316

SAL1  WE3 FERT1

319

SAL1  WE3 FERT3

322

SAL1  WE3 FERT4

325

SAL1  WE1 FERT4

328

SAL1  WE1 FERT2

331

SAL1  WE1 FERT1

334

SAL1  WE1 FERT3

S/N

Crop common name

Scientific name

Arabic name

1

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

الدخن

2

Foxtail millet

Setaria italica

الدخن الثعلب