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An experiment was carried out during kharif 2011 to study the responseof kharif sorghum to soil and foliar application of micronutrient zinc and iron at Sorghum Research Station, V.N. Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatments and three replications. Results revealed that zinc sulphate and ferrous sulphate micronutrient through soil and foliar application along with recommended dose of NPK fertilizers resulted in improvement of kharif sorghum grain and fodder yield. Quality parameters like crude protein, crude fiber, crude fat, moisture content, starch, soluble sugar, ash content, approximate calorific value of grain and crude protein, dietary fiber, ash, organic matter, ether extract, nitrogen free extract of fodder were also improved due to soil and foliar application of micronutrients along with RDF. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentration in sorghum fodder was markedly increased by application of RDF along with micronutrients. The treatment T 7 i.e. RDF + soil application of 15 kg ZnSO 4 + 15 kg FeSO 4 /ha recorded highest % N(0.65), % P (0.49)and % K (0.82)in fodder, whereas highest N, P and K in harvested grainswas noted as1.55, 0.88 and 0.41kg/ha, respectively. Total uptake of major nutrients was also recorded as nitrogen (50.79 kg/ha), phosphorus (31.85 kg/ha) and potassium (32.29 kg/ha).

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A field experiment was conducted during consecutive three rabi seasons (2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12) at Water Management Research Station, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. Experiment had two main treatment of sorghum varieties as V1-SPV 1595 (Parbhani Jyoti) and V2-AKSV 18R (PKV Kranti) and five sub treatments of irrigation schedules such as I 1-drip at 100% ET c , I 2-drip at 75% ET c , I 3-drip at 100% ET c during critical growth stages only, I 4-surface control at 0.8 IW/CPE and I 5-rainfed in statistical design FRBD with three replications. Gross plot size of 6.6 x 5.4 m and net plot size of 4.8 x 6.0 m for wide row (2.4 x 6.0 m) for pair row of 30 cm after 90 cm spacing. Three years pooled data of rabi sorghum revealed significantly highest grain yield (57.67 q/ha) in treatment I 1 irrigation schedule. The next best irrigation schedule was I 2 with 53.78 q/ha grain yield. Irrigation treatments I 1 and I 2 were at par for grain yield and significantly superior over I 3 , I 4 , & I 5. Among different sorghum cultivar, PKV Kranti has recorded better grain yield (41.85 q/ha) as compared to Parbhani Jyoti (38.44 q/ha). Among different genotypes of rabi sorghum, the grain yield of PKV Kranti was found better for all irrigation schedules. Maximum water use efficiency was recorded (21.37 kg/ha mm.) for irrigation schedule at 75% ET c followed by irrigation schedule at 100% ET c (18.07 kg/ha mm) in 2011-12 year.