Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Shinde RS, Mahadkar UV and Jagtap DN

Abstract:
An experiment conducted on “Effect of different levels of irrigation and fertilizers through drip irrigation coupled with different type of mulches on growth, yield and quality of groundnut in Konkan region” during Rabi 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra (India). The strip split plot experimental design which comprises three irrigation levels viz., I₁ (60% ETc), I₂ (80% ETc) and I₃ (100% ETc) based on climatological approach in main plot and irrigation treatment given at every alternate day in sub-sub plot consist three levels of fertigation viz., F₁ (80% RDF water soluble fertilizer(WSF), F₂ (100% RDF (WSF) and F₃ (120% RDF (WSF) and in sub sub plot with three different type of mulches M₁ (no mulch), M₂ (Silver polythene mulch) and M₃ (Transparent mulch). On the basis of results, for obtaining higher yield parameters, yield, quality as well as economic returns, from rabi groundnut in Konkan region groundnut crop should be irrigated with 100% ETc through drip with 100% RDF under silver polythene mulch.