Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Khilesh Sahu, SK Singh and Sanjay Lilhare

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, AKS University, Sherganj, Satna (M.P.) during Rabi season of 2019-2020. The experiment consisted of randomize block design having Factorial arrangement in three replications. In this experiment, 12 treatment combinations including four different Fertility levels viz., 0 kg/ha - F₀, 10:20:10 kg NPK/ha - F_1, 20:40:20 kg NPK/ha - F_2, 30:60:30 kg NPK/ha - F₃, while three PSB levels viz., 200 gm/ha P₁, 250 gm/ha- P₂, 300 gm/ha - P₃ it was found that Fertility levels and PSB levels significantly affected plant height, number of branches per plant, number of grains/pod, thousand grain weight, grain and Stover yield of field pea. Interaction effect between Fertility and PSB levels significantly affect the plant height at 60 and 90 DAS and number of branches per plant at 60 and 90 DAS. Maximum plant height at 60 and 90 DAS was recorded under treatment F₃P₁ (30:60:30 kg per hectare and 200 g per hectare) i.e. 39.29 cm and 59.29 cm, respectively whereas, maximum number of branches per plant at 60 and 90 DAS was recorded under the same treatment i.e., 7.80 and 9.20, respectively. Similarly, Interaction effect of fertility and PSB on yield parameters such as number of pods per plant (22.00), seed yield per hectare (22.1 q) and straw yield per hectare (28.29 q) were recorded maximum with the application of fertility and PSB at the rate of F₃P₁ (30:60:30 kg per hectare and 200 g per hectare) Were found to be significant.