Effect of phosphate rich organic manure (PROM) on growth, yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

A field experiment entitled “Effect of phosphate rich organic manure (PROM) on growth, yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)” was conducted during Rabi 2024-25 at Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Pune. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design having eight treatments with three replications; T₁[ Absolute control], T₂ [Control (No P₂O₅).], T₃ [100% P through Single Super phosphate (SSP)], T₄ [100% P through Phosphate Rich Organic Manure (PROM)], T₅ [125% P through Phosphate rich organic manure (PROM)], T₆ [25% P through Phosphate rich organic manure (PROM)+ 75% P through Single Super phosphate (SSP)], T₇ [50% P through Phosphate rich organic manure (PROM) + 50% P through Single Super phosphate (SSP)], T₈ [75% P through Phosphate rich organic manure (PROM) + 25% P through Single Super phosphate (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), dry matter plant^-1 (54.38 g), yield contributing characters viz., number of pods plant^-1 (52.27), pod weight plant^-1 (32.87), seed weight plant^-1 (146.33), 100 seed weight (17.81 g) and seed yield (38.95 q ha^-1) and haulm yield (58.41 q ha^-1) and quality parameters like protein content (39.08%) 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 (T₆) and 50% P through PROM + 50% P through SSP (T₇) in all growth parameters, yield contributing characters and seed and haulm yield.