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Legume Research, volume 39 issue 4 (august 2016) : 590-594

Effect of INM on nodulation, yield, quality and available nutrient status in soil after harvest of greengram

Yubaraj Dhakal, Ram Swaroop Meena*, Sushil Kumar
1<p>Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences,&nbsp;BHU, Varanasi-221 005, India</p>
Cite article:- Dhakal Yubaraj, Meena* Swaroop Ram, Kumar Sushil (2016). Effect of INM on nodulation, yield, quality and available nutrient status in soil after harvest of greengram . Legume Research. 39(4): 590-594. doi: 10.18805/lr.v0iOF.9435.

A field experiment was carried out at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) during kharif season of 2013 to study the influence of integrated nutrient management on greengram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek].Three sources of nutrients viz. inorganic, organic and bio-fertilizers were used in twelve combinations with randomized block design. Among different combinations, significant improvement in number of nodules/plant (80.97), dry weight of nodules (32.89 mg/plant), yield attributes, seed yield (12.34 qt/ha), harvest index (28.32%), nutrient content, available NPK and organic carbon after harvest in soil were recorded with application of nutrients through 75% RDF + 2.5 t/ha vermicompost + rhizobium + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) as compared to other combinations and control, but it was at par with 100% RDF + 2.5 t/ha vermicompost and 100% RDF + rhizobium + PSB.  


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