A field experiment was conducted at College of Agriculture Farm, Raichur on medium black soil during kharif, 2017 to study the effect of date of sowing and nutrient management on nutrient uptake and yield of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.). The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three replications. The treatments consisted of four sowing dates (second fortnight of June, first fortnight of July, second fortnight of July and first fortnight of August) and three levels of RDF (75%, 100% and 125% RDF). The results revealed that, early sowing during second fortnight of June recorded significantly higher uptake of nitrogen (112.12 kg ha-1), phosphorus (10.82 kg ha-1), potassium (60.66 kg ha-1), grain yield (2368 kg ha-1), stover yield (8916 kg ha-1) net returns (` 24978 ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.46). However, it was found to be on par with first fortnight of July. A higher nutrient uptake, yield and economics were recorded by the application of 100% RDF (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, grain yield, stover yield, net return, benefit cost ratio; 99.74 kg ha-1 , 9.19 kg ha-1 , 44.86 kg ha-1 , 2140 kg ha-1 7176 kg ha-1 , ` 19394 ha-1 and 2.13, respectively) and it was in turn on par with 125% RDF. But, interaction effect of date of sowing and nutrient management was found to be non significant with respect to nutrient uptake and yield. Sowing during second fortnight of June in combination with application of 100% RDF noted significantly higher grain yield (2424 kg ha-1), stover yield (9350 kg ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.51).

Hence, it is often called a "biological plough" and kalpavriksha of dry lands as all plant parts are useful. The productivity of pulses in India (640 kg ha -1 ) is far below the average

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The field experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Gangavathi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka during kharif, 2012 and 2013 to study the effect of different age and number of seedlings hill -1 on nutrient uptake, availability and yield of machine transplanted rice. Pooled mean indicated that, planting of twenty five days old seedlings recorded significantly higher uptake of nitrogen by grain (68.06 kg ha -1 ), straw (47.46 kg ha -1 ) and total nitrogen uptake by the plant (115.52 kg ha -1 ) uptake of phosphorous by grain (26.06 kg ha -1 ), straw (13.20 kg ha -1 ) and total phosphorous uptake by the plant (37.26 kg ha -1 ), uptake of potash by grain (20.66 kg ha -1 ), straw (57.19 kg ha -1 ) and total potash uptake by the plant (77.85 kg ha -1 ), available soil nitrogen, phosphorous and potash (236.30, 47.80 and 345.30 kg ha -1 , respectively), grain and straw yield (5101 and 6335 kg ha -1 , respectively), Likewise planting of 3−4 seedlings recorded significantly higher uptake of nitrogen by grain, straw and total nitrogen uptake by the plant (71.67, 50.96 and 122.63 kg ha -1 , respectively), uptake of phosphorous by grain, straw and total phosphorous uptake by the plant (25.31, 13.73 and 39.03 kg ha -1 , respectively), uptake of potash by grain, straw and total potash uptake by the plant (21.78, 59.67 and 81.45 kg ha -1 , respectively), available soil nitrogen, phosphorous and potash (230.95, 45.35 and 342.95 kg ha -1 , respectively), grain and straw yield (5330 and 6585 kg ha -1 , respectively).