Effect of irrigation and integrated nutrient management on growth yield quality and nutrient uptake of chickpea for central uttar pradesh

Abstract

An experiment entitled quotEffect of irrigation and integrated nutrient management (INM) on growth, yield, quality and nutrient uptake of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for Central Uttar Pradeshquot was conducted at Students Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur (U.P.) in Rabi season for two consecutive years (2014-15 and 2015-16). The soil of the experimental field was sandy loam in texture, poor in fertility in respect of available nitrogen and organic carbon and medium in respect of available phosphorus and available potassium. Soil was slightly alkaline in reaction (pH 7.70). The experiment was conducted in Split Plot Design (SPD) with three replications and fifteen treatments combination. The main plot was consisting of three irrigation levels (no irrigation, one irrigation before flowering and one irrigation at pod development) and sub plot consisting of five nutrient management treatments (RDF-Recommended dose of fertilizer, RDF + Rhizobium seed inoculation, RDF + Rhizobium + PSB soil application, 75% RDF + Rhizobium seed inoculation and 75% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB soil application). Chick pea variety Avrodhi was grown with the recommended agronomic practices. The treatments effect was monitor in terms of crop growth, yield and yield, quality of grain, nutrients content, uptake and availability of nutrients in soil.The maximum growth attributes viz. plant height, branches/plant, dry matter/plant and yield attributes viz. number of pods/plant, grains/pod, grain weight/plant and 100 grain weight were observed with the application of one irrigation at pod development stage during both the years and on pooled basis. Similarly, application of 100% RDF and 100% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB soil application remained at par in growth, yield attributes and yield of chickpea but significantly higher than rest of the treatments during both the years and on pooled basis newline