EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRITION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEARL MILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM L.) IN ALIERO KEBBI STATE

The study was conducted at Teaching and Research Farm of Kebbi State University of Science
and Technology, Aliero during 2024 raining season to determine the effect of organic and
inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.). Treatments
consisted of six different sources of organic and inorganic fertilizers combinations which
comprises 1) Poultry manure at rate 2.0 t/ha, + 50% RDN, 2) Poultry manure at rate 1.5 t/ha,
+ 75% RDN, 3) Cowdung 2.5 t/ha + 50% RDN, 4) Cowdung 2.0 t/ha + 75% RDN, 5) NPK
(80:40:40 Kg/ha) and 6) Control. The experiment was laid out in Randomize Complete Block
Design (RCBD) with three replications. The results showed that application of NPK (80:40:40
Kg/ha) recorded higher mean values for plant height, number of leaves, leaf length and width
than all the fertilizer combinations and the control. Yield components such as panicle weight,
seed weight and grain yield were also higher in plots that received NPK (80:40:40 Kg/ha) than
the rest of the fertlizer treatments and control. In conclusion application of NPK (80:40:40
Kg/ha) gave the best crop performance and grain yield.