Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Fertility and Yield of Kharif Greengram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] in Bundelkhand Region
Sandeep Sahu *
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, India.
Narendra Singh
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, India.
A. K. Chaubey
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, India.
Aniket H. Halhapure
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, India.
Gaurav Shukla
Department of Statistics, College of Agriculture, BUAT, Banda, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An agronomic investigation was conducted during Kharif season 2019 at the research farm of Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P) to study the effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on soil fertility and yield of Kharif Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) in Bundelkhand region. An experiment was laid out in randomized block design replicated thrice with 10 treatments comprised with application of organic and inorganic fertilizers and their combinations. Application of Rhizobium culture @ 25 g/kg of seed along with Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1; FYM @5 t ha-1and 100% RDF was found to be responsible for highest availability of nitrogen (233.90 kg ha-1), phosphorous (21.19 kg ha-1) and potassium (239.20 kg ha-1) in soil after harvest of crop. It was also resulted in higher grain yield (11.41 q ha-1), straw yield (27.45 q ha-1) as compared to other combinations and control.
Keywords: Nutrient management, agriculture, inorganic fertilizers, rhizobium culture.