A field experiment was conducted at Research Farm of Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during
kharif 2023 on sandy loam soil, consisting nine treatments
viz. control (T
0), 100% RDF (T
1), 75% RDF + biofertilizer (T
2), FYM @ 5 t ha
-1 (T
3), FYM @ 2.5 t ha
-1 + 50% RDF (T
4), vermicompost @ 2 t ha
-1 + 50% RDF (T
5), vermicompost @ 1 t ha
-1 + 50% RDF (T
6), FYM @ 75% + biofertilizer (T
7) and vermicompost @ 75% + biofertilizer (T
8) which were laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. Variety RC-19 was used for experiment.
Results clearly showed that highest net returns of ₹91916 ha-1 and B:C of 2.86 was significantly higher registered due to application of vermicompost @ 1 t ha-1 + 50% RDF (T6) which remained at par with vermicompost @ 75% + biofertilizer (T8) but significantly higher over control.
