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 2
Influence of genotype and soil condition on yield parameters.
Dry matter (g)
1000 grain weight (g)
Number of grains per spike
Crude grain protein content (g per 100 g of grain)
Nitrogen use efficiency (g g-1)
Nitrogen utilization efficiency (g g-1)
Nitrogen uptake efficiency (g g-1)
Brown (PRM-1)
High nitrogen
7.0 (180)
2.7 (17.4)
680 (36)
8.1 (8)
6.7 (31.8)
3.4 (25.9)
2.2 (0)
Normal nitrogen
5.8 (132)
2.4 (4.3)
665 (33)
7.6 (1.6)
6.0 (18.1)
3.6 (33.7)
2.0 (−9.09)
Low nitrogen
3.5 (40)
2.7 (17.4)
600 (20
7.9 (4.9)
5.5 (8.9)
3.1 (12.9)
2.2 (0.0)
FYM
5.6 (124)
2.5 (8.7)
570 (14)
8.0 (6.7)
6.4 (25.5)
3.4 (27.0)
2.2 (0.0)
Control
2.5
2.3
500
7.5
5.1
2.7
2.2
Golden (PRM-701)
High nitrogen
3.3 (65)
3.1 (55.0)
530 (51)
9.1 (1.3)
6.1 (48.3)
3.3 (50.0)
2.4 (−11.1)
Normal nitrogen
3.9 (95)
3.2 (60.0)
480 (37)
9.6 (6.5)
6.0 (45.9)
3.3 (50.0)
2.7 (0.0)
Low nitrogen
3.6 (80)
3.0 (50.0)
600 (71)
9.8 (8.3)
7.4 (81.5)
3.4 (54.5)
2.9 (7.4)
FYM
7.0 (250)
3.0 (50.0)
450 (29)
9.1 (1.1)
4.0 (−3.7)
2.2 (0.0)
2.4 (−11.1)
Control
2.0
2.0
350
9.0
4.1
2.2
2.7
White (PRM-801)
High nitrogen
2.5 (25)
3.0 (36.4)
420 (40)
9.8 (1.6)
3.1 (29.2)
1.5 (25.0)
2.6 (−13.3)
Normal nitrogen
2.6 (30)
2.8 (27.3)
400 (33)
9.9 (2.9)
4.3 (79.2)
2.1 (75.0)
2.9 (−3.3)
Low nitrogen
4.2 (110)
3.6 (63.6)
370 (23)
10 (4.2)
4.5 (87.5)
1.9 (58.3)
3.1 (3.3)
FYM
6.0 (200)
3.3 (50.0)
360 (20)
10 (4.2)
4.4 (83.3)
2.3 (91.7)
2.7 (−10.0)
Control
2.0
2.2
300
9.6
2.4
1.2
3.0
SEm±
0.46
0.15
37.88
0.35
0.37
0.11
0.17
CD at 5%
Genotype
0.59
0.18
48.93
0.45
0.47
0.14
0.22
Soil condition
0.76
0.24
63.17
NS
0.61
0.18
NS
Genotype X soil condition
1.31
0.42
109.41
NS
1.06
0.32
NS
Parenthesis: % increase with respect to control of particular genotype.
