Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Gaigongthui Dangmei, Vijay Kumar Singh, Ankur Sharma and Kamlesh Jeena

Abstract:
A field experiment was planned and conducted during 2022-23 at Crop Research Center, School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Pathri Bagh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India to investigate the “Effect of organic source of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications and six treatments i.e., T₁ Control, T₂ Rhizobium (100%), T₃ PSB (100%), T₄ Neem cake (1.25 t/ha), T₅ Neem cake (1.25 t/ha) + Rhizobium (100%), T6 Neem cake (1.25 t/ha) + PSB (100%). The sowing was done on 26/11/2022 and final harvest at 11/03/2023. Observations on various attributes viz. growth, yield and economics were recorded. The results revealed that treatment T₅ (Neem cake (1.25 t/ha) + Rhizobium (100%) found to be most effective in terms of growth characters such as Plant height (51 cm), Number of Branches per plant (13.33), Number of leaves per plant (1119), Number of nodules per plant (23.66), Dry weight of plant (55 g); yield attributes viz. Number of pods per plant (43), Number of seeds per pod (2), Seed yield (23 qha-1), Straw yield (37.66 qha-1), Harvest Index (263.91%), Test weight (18.66 gm) were recorded highest under the than the other treatments.