Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Deshraj Meena, RH Meena, Ajit Kumar Meena, Kriti Sharma, Yash Vardhan Singh, Kishan Damor and Dashrath Singh Chundawat

Abstract:
The field experiment titled "Growth Parameters, Yield Attributes, and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as Affected by Rock Phosphate, Poultry manure, and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria" was conducted during the Rabi season of 2021-2022 at the Instructional Farm (Agronomy) of Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan). The experiment included nine treatment combinations of phosphorus sources (Single Super Phosphate - SSP, Rock Phosphate - RP, and Poultry manure - PM) with and without Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB), along with one control group. The experimental design was a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with nine treatments, each replicated three times. The maximum plant height (61.48 cm), root length (36.78 cm), number of pods plant-1 (67.62), number of seeds pod^-1 (1.76), test weight (209.98 g), seed yield (2056.00 kg ha^-1), haulm yield (3113.00 kg ha^-1) and biological yield (5169.00 kg ha^-1) were obtained with application of 50% P through RP + 50% P0 through PM + PSB0 (T₉). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the application of 50% P0 through RP + 50% P0 through PM + PSB0 (T₉) significantly enhanced the growth parameters, yield attributes, and overall yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). This suggests that the combined use of Rock Phosphate, Poultry manure, and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria can be an effective and sustainable approach to optimize chickpea production, providing valuable insights for improving agricultural practices and crop productivity in the region.