Response of Bio-fertilizer and Phosphorus on Growth and Yield of Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. var. kabulium)
Teresha Akancha Minz *
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajesh Singh
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment entitled “Response of Bio-fertilizer and Phosphorus on growth and yield of Kabuli Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. var. kabulium)” was conducted during rabi season, 2022-2023 at Crop Research Farm in the Department of agronomy, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh. The soil texture of the experimental plot was sandy loam, with a pH of 7.1, low organic carbon (0.28 percent), available N (225 kg/ha), available P (19.50 kg/ha), and available K (213.7 kg/ha). The treatment consisted of three levels of Bio-fertilizer Rhizobium sp, PSB, Rhizobium sp and PSB in combination with Phosphorus (50, 60 and 70 kg/ha) and control. The experiment was layout in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatments and replicated thrice. Application of (Rhizobium sp + PSB + Phosphorus 70 kg/ha) produces maximum plant height (57.67 cm), number of nodules/plant (47.80), dry weight (10.32 g), number of pods/plant (30.17), number of grains/pod (1.65) and seed yield (2975.44 kg/ha).
Keywords: Kabuli chickpea, bio-fertilizer, phosphorus, growth and yield