Bajra
Bajra or pearl millet is an important staple food grain, constituting major source of energy and protein. Besides being a staple food, its fodder is an important feed of the milch animals. The production in Odisha is low as compared to other states. Bajra is an exhaustive crop and removes large amount of macro and micro nutrients from soil. None of the sources of nutrients alone can meet the total plant nutrient need of crop adequately. Hence, integrated use of nutrients from organic matter and biofertilizer is the most efficient way to supply plant nutrients for sustained crop productivity and improved of soil fertility. Different bio-fertilizers that can be incorporated to increase yield are mentioned below :-
- Nitrogenous (N) bio-fertilizer
- Phosphatic (P) bio-fertilizer
- Potash (K) bio-fertilizer