Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Kunwar Satyendra Singh, JK Singh, Ankur Singh and Swapnashree Sahoo

Abstract:
The current study was designed and carried out over two consecutive rabi seasons, 2018-19 and 2019-20, at the Agricultural Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was designed in a split plot design with three replications and four irrigation scheduling options. i.e. I₁: Irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio, I₂: Irrigation at 0.6 IW/CPE ratio during vegetative phase + 1.0 IW/CPE ratio during reproductive phase, I₃: Irrigation at 0.8 IW/CPE ratio during vegetative phase + 1.0 IW/CPE ratio during reproductive phase and I₄: Irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio during vegetative phase + 1.2 IW/CPE ratio during reproductive phase in main plot and five nutrient management practices i.e. M₀: 100% RDF (150,60,40 kg NPK ha^-1), M₁: 75% RDF + 25% N through NADEP compost, M2: 75% RDF + 25% N through NADEP compost + consortia of bio inoculants (Azotobacter, Phosphate solubilising bacteria, Zinc solubilising bacteria), M₃: 75% RDF + 25% N through municipal solid waste compost & M₄: 75% RDF + 25% N through municipal solid waste compost + consortia of bio-inoculants (Azotobacter, Phosphate solubilising bacteria, Zinc solubilising bacteria) in sub plot. Among the irrigation scheduling, irrigation applied at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio and among nutrient management, crop fertilized with 75% RDF + 25% N through NADEP compost + consortia of bio inoculants (Azotobacter, Phosphate solubilising bacteria, Zinc solubilising bacteria), resulted better growth i.e. plant height and leaf area index of crop (wheat).