Influence of cadmium and FYM on growth, yield and quality of fodder sorghum

Abstract

In order to evaluate the effects of different combinations of cadmium and FYM on growth parameters, yields and quality parameters of semi rabi sorghum (var. Gundari), a pot experiment was conducted at Junagadh Agriculture University, Junagadh. The treatments comprising of different five levels of cadmium viz., 0, 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg kg -1 and three levels of farmyard manure viz., 0, 10 and 20 t ha -1 in Completely Randomization Design (Factorial) repeated thrice. The result revealed that higher value of growth, yield and quality parameters were achieved in treatment Cd0 (0 mg Cd kg -1 ) and decreased with increasing levels of Cd from 0 to 80 mg kg -1 . The highest values of growth, yield and quality parameters were achieve under the application of 20 t FYM ha -1 (F20). Among all treatment combinations, the highest values of plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, dry leaves, dry stem, dry root yield, green forage yield and dry matter yield were observed with treatment combination F20Cd0. However, interaction effect of Cd and FYM was found non-significant with respect to quality parameters viz., crude protein, crude fiber and ash content of sorghum at harvest.