Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Nisha, SS Yadav, Kamal Garg, Seema Yadav, Meera Choudhary and Santosh Choudhary

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out with an objective to study the effect of fertility levels and microbial inoculation on yield, nutrient concentration and uptake in urdbean [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] at Agronomy farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture Jobner, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during Kharif season of 2018 on loamy sand soil. The experiment of fertility levels and microbial inoculation was carried out with 20 treatments that was carried in RBD with three replications. Results revealed that application of 100% RDF significantly increased the yield determining characters of urdbean viz., number of pods/plant, number of grain/pod, harvest index. It also recorded significantly higher grain (2236 kg/ha) over control. However, it showed statistical equivalence with 75% RDF, 50% RDF wherein, the maximum values of most of the yield attributes. Results further indicated that seed inoculation with PGPR + PSB + VAM significantly enhanced number of pods/plant, number of grain/pod, straw yield, biological yield, harvest index the over PGPR, PGPR + PSB, PGPR + VAM and control. It also produced the highest grain (1241 kg/ha) and straw yield (2258kg/ha) over control.