Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
ML Jadav, Narendra Kumawat, KS Bhargav, Rajesh Gupta, DV Bhagat and SK Choudhary

Abstract:
The field experiment was carried out during two consecutive (kharif 2019 and 2020) at farmers field in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was laid out by the using of randomized block design (RBD) with eight replications. The treatments were consisting of three sowing methods as land configuration i.e. T₁- Sweep Blade type, T₂- Broad bed and furrow (BBF) and T₃- Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed System (FIRBS). Results reveled that among the different land configuration treatment, significantly higher plant height (50.8 cm) and number of branches/plant (4.29) was recorded under FIRBS method which was at par with BBF method (49.6 cm and 4.22, respectively). Similarly, the maximum pods/plant (29.21), seed yield/plant (11.33 g), 100-seed weight (11.0 g) and seed yield (1184 kg/ha) were recorded under FIRBS method it was found statistically similar with BBF method. The FIRBS and BBF method give 23.3 and 15.2 per cent higher yield over sweep blade type seed drill. The highest gross returns (Rs. 47365 /ha), net returns (Rs. 22974 /ha) and B: C ratio (1.94) was also noted with FIRBS method followed by BBF.