2025, Vol. 8, Issue 5, Part H

author(s)
Neha Patel, Santosh Pandey and Awanish Kumar

abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Organic Research Farm Karguwanji, Institute of Agricultural Science, Bundelkhand University Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) during the Rabi season of 2023-24 with the objective to response of organic manures on growth parameters of Chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Bundelkhand region. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with nine treatment combinations and three replications. The treatment consisted of organic manures treatment viz., T₀-Control (RDF), T₁-FYM (100%), T₂-Vermicompost (100%), T₃-Jeevamrut (100%), T₄-FYM (50%) + Vermicompost (50%), T₅-Vermicompost (50%) + Jeevamrut (50%), T₆-FYM (50%) + Jeevamrut (50%), T₇-FYM (33%) + Vermicompost (33%) + Jeevamrut (34%) andT₈- Trichoderma (50%) + Neem cake (50%). The growth parameters viz., plant population (26.27 plants m^-2), plant height (42.73cm), number of branches (11.05 plant^-1), dry matter accumulation plant^-1 (23.23 g), leaf area (458.02 cm² at 60 DAS), leaf area index (1.27 at 60 DAS) and CGR (0.222 g plant^-1 day^-1) at harvest of chick pea with FYM @ 33% + vermicompost @ 33% + Jeevamrut @ 34% was significant superior found as compared to other organic manure treatments. The yield attributes and yield viz., no. of pods (74.25 plant^-1), no. of seeds (1.44 pod^-1), 100 seed weight (20.70g) and nutrient content and uptake of chick pea with FYM @ 33% + vermicompost @ 33% + Jeevamrut @ 34% were significantly higher as compared to other organic manure treatments. Result also revealed that the total number of nodules (30.75 plant^-1), number of effective nodules plant^-1(27.00 plant^-1), fresh weight of nodules (615.00 mg), dry weight of nodules (104.55 mg) significantly higher than the control. The seed, straw and biological yield of chick pea with FYM @ 33% + vermicompost @ 33% + Jeevamrut @ 34% were significantly higher as compared to other organic manure treatments. The gross (?108742ha^-1), net return (?84556 ha^-1) and B:C ratio (3.50) of chickpea with FYM @ 33% + vermicompost @ 33% + Jeevamrut @ 34% were significantly higher as compared to other treatments.