EFFECT OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN GRAM UNDER CONSERVE SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION

V.D. VORA¹*, K.N. VADARIA², P.D. VEKARIA³, S.C. KANERIA⁴, K.S. JOTANGIYA⁵, D.S. HIRPARA^6
1Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
²Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
³Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁴Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁵Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁶Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : vdvora@jau.in

Received : 10-06-2023     Accepted : 28-07-2023     Published : 30-07-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 7       Pages : 12532 - 12534
Int J Agr Sci 15.7 (2023):12532-12534

Keywords : Gram, Nutrient management, Conserve soil moisture
Academic Editor : Dr Saheb Pal
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023 and Director of Research, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted at Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Vallabhipur, Gujarat during Rabi seasons of 2016-17 to 2021-22 to ascertain the nutrient management in gram under conserve soil moisture conditions. The experiment was laid out in Randomized block Design with four replication and six different treatments viz., T?-Control, T?-20 kg N/ha, T?-20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha, T?-20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha+20 kg K?O/ha, T?-20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha+20kg S/ha and T?-20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha+20 kg K?O/ha+20kg S/ha. The results revealed that the growth, yield attributes and seed yield of gram were significantly influenced by the varioustreatments. The application of treatment T? (20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha+20 kg K?O/ha+20kg S/ha)significantly increased the seed yield, plant height, number of branches/plant, number of pods/plant, number of seed/pod and maximum net returns over the four seasons studied. The pH, Electrical Conductivity, organic carbon and available potash content of soil remained unaffected after application of different treatments. Significantly higher values of available status of phosphorus and sulphur in soil were recorded with treatment T? 20 kg N/ha+40 kg P?O?/ha+20 kg K?O/ha+20kg S/ha

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