Effect of nutrient management practices on productivity of perennial grasses under high moisture condition

A field experiment was started from Kharif 2012 (establishment year) to 2015 at JNKVV, Jabalpur to evaluate the performance of lowland grasses regarding crop establishment, forage productivity and nutrient management. The treatments consisted of three types of grass, viz., para grass (Brachiaria mutica), humidicola grass (Brachiaria humidicola) and guinea grasses and four nutrient management practices, viz., M1- 100% NPK through inorganic fertilizers; M2- 50% NPK through inorganic fertilizers + FYM @ 5 t/ha; M3- FYM @ 5 t/ha and M4- Farmer practice (without nutrient) laid out in split plot design and replicated three times. The study on the effect of nutrient management on the productivity of perennial grasses under high moisture conditions revealed that the grass Brachiaria mutica grown with M1- 100% NPK (inorganic fertilizer) gave the highest green and dry fodder yield and net monetary returns fb by M2- 50% NPK through inorganic fertilizer + FYM @ 5 t/ha.