Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Sabne KS, Karanjikar PN, Pandit SG, Deshmukh SB and Shaikh HM

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2020-2021 at Experimental Farm Agronomy Section, College of Agriculture, Latur to analyse the effect of different mulches on growth, yield and quality of black gram under rainfed condition. The soil of experimental plot was clay in texture, moderately alkaline in (pH 7.8) nature. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design. The seven treatments were replicated thrice. The treatments were T₁: Control, T₂: Straw mulch @ 5 t/ha, T₃: Spreading of FYM @ 5 t/ha, T₄: Hand weeding cum live mulch, T₅: Spreading of Glyricidia/Leucaena tree leaves/lopping, T₆: Soil mulch by 1 hoeing, T₇: Soil mulch by 2 hoeing. The gross and net plot size of each experimental unit was 5.40 m x 4.50 m and 4.5 m x 3.9 m, respectively. The result showed that different mulches affected growth, yield and quality of black gram over no mulch. Hand weeding cum live mulch being (T₄) statistically at par with straw mulch (T₂) and farm yard manure (T₃) of black gram as compared to no mulch.