Vol. 19 No. 1
Effect of integrated nutrient management through phosphorus and vermicompost on growth, phenology and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Author(s): M. KAUNDAL, N. KAUR, M. SETH AND V. SINGH
Abstract: Chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) is the 3rd most valuable food of legume crop belonging to the family Fabaceae. An experiment was carried out to find out the effect of different levels of phosphorus and vermicompost on growth and yield of chickpea at the research farm of Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Jalandhar, India. The experiments were carried out in randomized block design with three replicates and seven treatments. Three factors of phosphorus (15, 20 and 25 kg ha-1) and two factor of vermicompost (1 and 2 t ha-1). The results suggested that application of phosphorus (25 kg ha-1) and vermicompost (2 t ha-1) significantly increased various growth parameters (plant height, number of branches, leaves, nodules and pods) and yield parameters (number of seeds pod-1, 1000 seed weight and grain yield) in chickpea. It may be concluded that the application of phosphorus (25 kg ha-1) along with the vermicompost (2 t ha-1) is the most important nutrient managment practice for the effective growth, development and productivity in chickpea.
Download Full Article: Click Here