Optimizing pea yield and quality through integrated nutrient management strategy
Priyanka Sahoo, Kulvir Singh Saini, Thakar Singh and Jagmohan Kaur
An experiment was conducted at student research farm, Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (India) during 2018-19 and 2019-20 with four treatment combinations randomized in pea viz., 100% NPK to maize (previous season) + 100% NPK to pea, 100% NPK to maize + 100% NPK + FYM @ 20 t ha-1 to pea, 100% NPK+ FYM @ 15 t ha-1 to maize + 100% NPK to pea and 100% NPK + FYM @ 15 t ha-1 to maize + 100% NPK + FYM @ 20 t ha-1 to pea. The experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications. The results revealed that yield attributes viz., pods per plant, pod length, seed per pods and 100 seed weight recorded significantly higher with application of 100% NPK + FYM @ 15 t ha-1 to maize + 100% NPK + FYM @ 20 t ha-1 to pea during both the years. The pod yield (82.1 and 104.6 q ha-1) and stover yield (157.5 and 193.3 q ha-1) were recorded significantly higher where 100% NPK + FYM @ 15 t ha-1 and 100% NPK + FYM @ 20 t ha-1 applied to maize and pea during 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively. Combined application of RDF and FYM to both maize and pea resulted with higher yield and attributes in pea during both the years.
