2025, Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part C

author(s)
Ankush R Patil, Pramod M Chaudhari, Narendra V Kashid, Ajay V Talware and Gauri P Bhondave

abstract
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2023 at Zonal Agriculture Research Station, Pune (Maharashtra) to study the Effect of phosphate rich organic manure (PROM) on growth and yield of kharif Soybean (Glycine max L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design having seven treatments with three replications. The treatments comprised T₁ – Absolute control, T₂ – Control (No P₂O₅), T₃ – 100% P through SSP, T₄ – 100% P through PROM, T₅ – 75% P through PROM + 25% P through SSP, T₆ – 50% P through PROM+ 50% P through SSP, T₇ – 25% P through PROM + 75% P through SSP. The soil of experimental site was clay loam in texture. The findings of present investigation revealed that all growth contributing parameters viz., plant height (97.26 cm), number of branches plant^-1 (6.13), number of functional leaves plant^-1 (15.27), leaf area plant^-1 (23.46 dm²), number of root nodules plant^-1 (44.67), fresh weight of root nodules plant^-1 (0.71 g), dry matter plant^-1 (54.38 g), yield contributing characters viz., number of pods plant^-1 (52.27), number of seeds pod^-1 (32.87), number seeds plant^-1 (146.33), seed yield plant^-1 (26.42 g), 100 seed weight (17.81 g) and seed yield (38.95 q ha^-1) and stover yield (58.41 q ha^-1) and quality parameters like protein content (39.08%) and oil content (19.14%) were significantly higher recorded with application of 100% P through SSP (T₃). The treatment 100% P through SSP (T₃) was found at par with 25% P through PROM + 75% P through SSP (T₇) and 50% P through PROM + 50% P through SSP (T₆) in all growth parameters, yield contributing characters and seed and stover yield.