EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF COWPEA (Vigna Unquiculata L walp)

H. VERMA¹*, M.S. PARIHAR², D.D. NAWANGE³, M.K. SAHU^4
1Department of Horticulture, R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
²Department of Horticulture, R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
³Department of Horticulture, R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
⁴Department of Horticulture, R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
* Corresponding Author : hemlataverma5@gmail.com

Received : 10-09-2018     Accepted : 26-09-2018     Published : 30-09-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 18       Pages : 7186 - 7188
Int J Agr Sci 10.18 (2018):7186-7188

Keywords : Vermicompost, FYM, Neem cake, Poultry manure, Cowpea, Growth, Yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Department of Horticulture, R.A.K. College of Agriculture, Sehore, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

An experiment on effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and pod yield in cowpea was conducted with 12 treatment combination. The experiment was conducted in Kharif 2012-13 in Randomized Block Design at the Horticulture Research Farm, RAK College of Agriculture, RVSKVV Sehore. Among these treatments highest plant height, no of branches, no of nodules ,pod per cluster, number of pods per plant, pod length, pod girth, pod weight, number of seeds per pods, pod yield per hectare was noted in treatment combination T9 ( Vermicompost 5 t/ha + 60:80:75 kg NPK/ha through chemical fertilizer ) . Whereas, the treatment combination T1 (FYM 20 t/ha + No chemical fertilizer) was exhibited the lowest pod yield /ha. Under the treatment combination T9 was obtain highest pod yield 151.59 q/ha with maximum net return of Rs. 105571 /ha and cost benefit ratio 1:3.29. However the lowest 50.36 q/ha pod yield along with net return of Rs. 15067/ha and cost benefit ratio 1:1.43 was observed in T1 (FYM 20 t/ha + No chemical fertilizer).

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