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Legume Research, volume 37 issue 6 (december 2014) : 614-620

EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRITION, BIOFERTILIZERS AND ZINC Application ON PRODUCTION POTENTIAL AND PROFITABILITY OF GARDEN PEA (Pisum sativum L.) IN EASTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA

Rakesh Kumar*, B.C. Deka, Narendra Kumawat1, S.V. Ngachan2
1ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Jhamapani, Medziphema- 797 106, India
Cite article:- Kumar* Rakesh, Deka B.C., Kumawat1 Narendra, Ngachan2 S.V. (2024). EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRITION, BIOFERTILIZERS AND ZINC Application ON PRODUCTION POTENTIAL AND PROFITABILITY OF GARDEN PEA (Pisum sativum L.) IN EASTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA. Legume Research. 37(6): 614-620. doi: 10.5958/0976-0571.2014.00685.7.
A field experiment was conducted during 2010-11 and 2011-12 to evaluate the effect of inorganic, organic and biofertlizers on growth, yield and economics of garden pea. Application of 100% RDF (NPKS i.e. 40:20:20:20) along with 50% RDN (20 kg nitrogen through vermicompost) to garden pea result in higher growth attributes such as plant height (52.05 and 53.85 cm), number of branches plant-1 (5.94 and 6.25), dry matter production plant-1 (31.92 and 33.45 g), root dry weight (1.83 and 2.13 g plant-1), number of nodules plant-1 (20.51 and 21.80) and nodules dry weight (66.63 and 67.88 mg) in the year of 2010 and 2011, respectively. The yield attributes viz, number of pods plant-1 (15.43 and 16.58), number of seeds pod-1 (5.84 and 6.09), 100-grain weight (20.30 and 20.76 g); and grain yield (11.94 and 12.88 g   plant-1) and straw yield (21.50 and 22.30 g plant-1) were significantly higher recorded with the application of 100% RDF along with 50% RDN during both the years, respectively. The grain (11.53 and 12.62 q ha-1), straw (21.86 and 23.32 q ha-1) and biological yield (30.95 and 35.93 q ha-1) were recorded with above treatment in respective years. Gross return, net return, B:C ratio, production efficiency (kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. ha-1 day-1) were also noted higher with 100% RDF +50% RDN during both the years. The seed inoculation with biofertilizers + zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 gave the significantly higher growth and yield attributes; seed yield (10.73 and 11.97 q ha-1), straw yield (19.65 and 21.15 q ha-1) and biological yield (30.56 and 33.13 q ha-1) in both the years, respectively. In both the years, gross return (Rs. 36131 and 40151), net return (Rs. 24495 and 28515), B: C ratio (2.07 and 2.42), production efficiency (9.67 and 10.99 kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. 221 and 262 day-1 ha-1) were obtained with the combined applied of biofertilizers + zinc @ 5 kg ha-1 during both the years, respectively
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