Performance of lentil (Lens culinaris) under various organic and inorganic sources of nutrients under sandy loam soil

The growth and yield of lentil were examined in a field trial using various organic and inorganic nutrient sources in sandy loam soil of Dehradun, Uttarakhand during the winter crop season of 2023-24 at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Dehradun, India. The experiment utilized a Randomized Block Design with three replications for each treatment, and the lentil seeds were planted at a rate of 20 kg ha^-1. Data was collected before and after harvest, and then analyzed using statistical methods. During the year of the experiment, M2 (75% RDF ha^-1) and O3 (5 t ha^-1 Vermicompost) was the best treatment out of the different organic and inorganic treatments, improvements in plant height, dry matter accumulation, and leaf area index. The highest yield attributes and yield were also documented in M2 (75% RDF ha^-1) in inorganic nutrient management. During the experiment year, O3 (Vermicompost 5 t ha^-1) showed the highest values in terms of plant height, dry matter accumulation, leaf area index, pods plant^-1 and seed pod^-1, test weight, grain yield, stover yield, and harvest index among organics. Yet, O2 (5 t ha^-1 Poultry manure) was observed to be on par to O3 (5 t ha^-1 Vermicompost) in the year of the study.