Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(9): 1832-1837 1832 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.230 Agronomic Executability of Barley under a Combined Approach of Nutrient Management in Punjab Ravinder Singh * , Kamalesh Kumar and Harpreet Singh Department of Agronomy, G.S.S.D.G.S. Khalsa College, Patiala- 147001, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the leading cereal crops in the world next to wheat, rice, and maize and the most dependable crop in alkali soils and areas where frost or drought occurs. The major barley producing countries are China, Russia, Germany, the USA, Canada, India, Turkey, and Australia. The major use of barley grain is in brewing industries for manufacturing malt which is used to make beer, industrial alcohol, whiskey, malt syrups, brandy, malted milk, vinegar, and yeast. Barley is usually used as food for human beings and feed for animals and poultry. It is a very nutritious and rich source of vitamin B complex and protein of superior quality. Each 100 g of barley grain contains 9.9 g protein, 1.2 g fat, 77 g carbohydrates, 29 mg calcium, 2.5 mg iron, and 31 mg vitamin B. It is used as food grain cereal, fodder and is also valuable input for extracting malt to be utilized in brewing, distillation, baby foods, cocoa malt drinks, and ayurvedic medicines. Barley having low water requirements as compared to wheat offers good scope for diversification in Rabi season. In Punjab, Barley is grown on an area of 11 thousand hectares with a production of 39 thousand tonnes and productivity of 35.82 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 9 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com A field trail was carried out at Campus for Research and Advanced Studies, Dhablan, G.S.S.D.G.S Khalsa College, Patiala during the Rabi season of 2017-18. The field trial was laid out in randomized block design with eleven treatments T 1 : (Control), T 2 : ( 100% RDF ), T 3 : (50% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha), T 4 : (50% RDF + FYM 10 t/ha),T 5 : (50% RDF + FYM 10 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha), T 6 : (50% RDF + FYM 10 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz.), T 7 : (50% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz. + VC 2 t/ha), T 8 : (100% RDF (NPK) + FYM 5 t/ha), T 9 : (100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha), T 10 : (100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz.), T 11 : (100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz. + VC 2 t/ha) in three replications. Application of 100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz. + VC 2 t/ha significantly increased growth, yield attributes and yield of barley. Significantly higher net returns and benefit cost (1.43) were observed with the application of 100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz. + VC 2 t/ha. However, benefit cost ratio remained at par with the application of 100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha + Rhiz. (1.40) and also in 100% RDF + FYM 5 t/ha + PM 2 t/ha (1.37). Keywords Barley, Farmyard manure, Poultry manure and Rhiz, Accepted: 15 August 2020 Available Online: 10 September 2020 Article Info