Impact of Bio-formulations from Diverse Cattle Breeds on the Phenology of Finger Millet: A Comparative Study

The present experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2022 and 2023 at Zero Budget Natural Farm (ZBNF), Department of Organic Agriculture and Natural Farming, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur. The soil of the experimental field was silty clay loam, slightly acidic in nature (5.76), low in available nitrogen (230.5 kg/ha), and medium in available phosphorus (15.8 kg/ha) and potassium (220.6 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in RBD design with 3 replications viz. Bio-formulations prepared with inputs of seven different cattle breedvizIndigenous cow (Pahari) lactating, Indigenous cow (Pahari) dry, Indigenous cow (Sahiwal) lactating, Indigenous cow (Sahiwal) dry, Exotic cow (Jersey) lactating, Exotic cow (Jersey) dry, Indigenous bull (Pahari). Results showed that the application of bio-formulations prepared from inputs of an Indigenous cow (Pahari) dry resulted in the least days to tillering, days to panicle initiation, and days to 50% anthesis of finger millet