Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Dondapati Suneeth and Biswarup Mehera

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36%), available N (171.48 kg/ha), available P (15.2 kg/ha) and available K (232.5 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with nine treatments each replicated thrice on the based on one year experimentation. The treatments which are T₁: DHLM 36-3 + FYM @ 8t/ha, T₂: DHLM 36-3 + Neem cake @ 1t/ha, T₃: DHLM 36-3 + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha, T₄: JV 8 + FYM @ 8t/ha, T₅: JV 8 + Neem cake @ 1t/ha, T₆: JV 8 + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha, T₇: BL-6 + FYM @ 8t/ha, T₈: BL-6 + Neem cake @ 1t/ha, T₉: BL-6 + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha are used. The results showed that application of BL-6 + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha was recorded significantly higher plant height (113.98 cm), number of effective tillers/hill (10.96), Plant dry weight (26.30 g/plant), No. of effective tillers/hill (14.83), No. of grains/panicle (335.49), Test weight (2.59 g), Grain yield (1.62 t/ha), Straw yield (4.58 t/ha) and Harvest index (26.07%) as compared to other treatments.