Effect of different sources of nutrients on growth, yield attributes and seed yield of field pea(Pisum sativum)in Bundelkhand region

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during winter (rabi) season of 2015 at Jhansi to study the effect of different sources of nutrients on growth and yield attributes on field pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Bundelkhand region. The experiment consisted of eight treatments, viz. T0 = control (recommended dose of fertilizers, RDF), T1 = rhizobium culture + RDF, T2 = rhizobium culture + vermicompost @ 2 t ha−1, T3 = rhizobium culture + vermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + RDF, T4 = rhizobium culture + PSB, T5 = rhizobium culture + PSB + RDF, T6 = rhizobium culture + vermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + PSB, and T7 = rhizobium culture + vermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + PSB + RDF. The results revealed that the use of vermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + FYM @ 5 t ha−1 + 50% recommended doses of fertilizers-RDF inoculated with rhizobium culture (T7) resulted in significantly the highest seed yield (2960 kg ha−1) as compared to other treatments except application of rhizobium culture + vermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + RDF (T3), which was on a par (2725 kg ha−1). The 100% RDF (T1) resulted in significantly the highest yield (2421 kg ha−1) as compared to application of rhizobium culture + PSB (T4). The highest growth parameters (plant height, branches plant−1 and pod length) and yield attributes (pods plant−1, pod weight plant−1, seeds pod−1, seeds plant:1, seed weight plant−1 and 1000-seed weight) were recorded with the application ofvermicompost @ 1 t ha−1 + FYM @ 5 t ha−1 + 50% RDF inoculated with rhizobium culture to rest of the treatments.