Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Background: In general, conventional sown (Dibbling) pigeonpea performance was inferior over transplanting due to late sowing. In the way of corroborate above statement an experiment was conducted at International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad, during kharif, 2021 and 2022.

Methods: Hence, we evaluated two planting methods (dibbling and transplanting) along with three plant geometry (100 ×100, 120 × 120 and 150 ×60 cm). In order to find out the ecologically sustainable and economically viable nutrient dose for hybrid pigeonpea under square geometry nutrient management practices were included under present investigation.

Result: From this investigation it was found that, transplanted pigeonpea recorded more net energy output, energy efficiency and energy productivity due to higher microbial population and activity over transplanting with 100 ×100 cm plant geometry. Among nutrient management practices integrated nutrient management of 100 % STB NPK + vermicompost + PSB + Seed treatment (ST) with Rhizobium got registered higher energy indices and microbial population and enzymatic activity.