Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Shivam A Purohit, HN Leua, Aakash G Chaudhari and Harsh Hathi

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out entitled “Effect of fertility levels and panchagavya on growth, yield and quality of clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.)” at College Farm, College of Horticulture, S. D. Agricultural University, Jagudan, Gujarat, India during Summer 2022. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Total thirteen treatments were evaluated in the study viz., 100% RDF (N:P:K @ 25:40:00 kg/ha and FYM 15 t/ha) (T₁); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 20 DAS (T₂); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 40 DAS (T₃); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 20 and 40 DAS (T₄); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 DAS (T₅); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 40 DAS (T₆); 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 and 40 DAS (T₇); 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 20 DAS (T₈); 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 40 DAS (T₉); 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 4% at 20 and 40 DAS (T₁₀); 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 DAS (T₁₁); 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 40 DAS (T₁₂) and 60% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 and 40 DAS (T₁₃). The results revealed that the treatment T₇ (80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 and 40 DAS) was found to be superior in the terms of number of clusters per plant (14.93), number of pods per cluster (8.56), average pod weight (1.67 g), pod yield per plant (152.12 g), pod yield per plot (1.77 kg), pod yield per hectare (109.46 q), length of green pod (12.85 cm) as compared to the other treatments. With reference to the economics, among all the treatments maximum benefit cost ratio (2.77) was obtained with the treatment T₇ i.e. 80% RDF + Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 6% at 20 and 40 DAS.