Research Article

Relationship of Nitrogen Use Efficiency with the Activities of Enzymes Involved in Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation of Finger Millet Genotypes Grown under Different Nitrogen Inputs

Table 1

Influence of genotype and soil condition on growth parameters.

Plant height (cm)Leaf area (cm2)
VegetativeFloweringVegetativeFlowering

Brown (PRM-1)
 High nitrogen1178.2516.7528
 Normal nitrogen9.157.413.326.3
 Low nitrogen7.656.512.0324.1
 FYM8.878.7315.129
 Control8.241.79.424

Golden (PRM-701)
 High nitrogen11.173.31827
 Normal nitrogen10.377.91236
 Low nitrogen7.772.31627.4
 FYM11.67515.327.6
 Control9.56010.725

White (PRM-801)
 High nitrogen14.368.9918.632.5
 Normal nitrogen13.17614.628
 Low nitrogen13.6701732
 FYM17.69719.737.8
 Control11.1671326

SEm±1.102.350.931.87
CD at 5%
Genotype1.433.041.192.42
Soil condition1.843.931.543.12
Genotype X soil condition3.196.812.675.40