Effect of nutrient management on growth and yield of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L). Taub.]
Dhananjay Kumar, Devi Lal Dhaker, OP Sharma and Nisha
A field experiment conducted at Research Farm, School of Agriculture, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur(Rajasthan). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisting ten levels of nutrients (T1) Control, (T2) 50% RDF, (T3) 75% RDF, (T4) 100% RDF, (T5) Rhizobium, (T6) Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria, (T7) Rhizobium + PSB, (T8) 50% RDF + Rhizobium, (T9) 50% RDF + PSB and (T10) 50% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB. The clusterbean variety used for study was RGC-1055.
The experimental results showed that application of (T10) 50% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB produced significantly highest plant height and dry matter accumulation at 60 DAS and at harvest, number of branches plant-1, chlorophyll content, number of pods plant-1, number of seeds pod-1, seed yield, straw yield and biological yield, net returns and B: C ratio of clusterbean over (T1) control. Same trend was also observed for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in seed and straw, their uptake and protein content in seed of clusterbean. While, different levels of nutrient management were failed to cause significantly variation on plant stand at 30 DAS and at harvest, plant height and dry matter accumulation at 30 DAS, 60 DAS and at harvest, test weight and harvest index of clusterbean.
Dhananjay Kumar, Devi Lal Dhaker, OP Sharma, Nisha. Effect of nutrient management on growth and yield of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L). Taub.]. Int J Res Agron 2025;8(1S):32-34. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2025.v8.i1Sa.2316