Vol. 11, Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
Arpita Kokate, VP Suryavanshi and Dipa Sawant, Rasika Gawande and Priya Waghmare

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2020-2021 at Experimental Farm Agronomy section, Oilseeds Research Station, Latur, to assess the effect of STCR based N, P and K application on productivity of gram in vertisol. The topography of experimental field was uniform and leveled. The soil of experimental plot was clayey in texture, moderately alkaline in reaction having p^H 7.02 with chemical composition such as low in available nitrogen (231 kg ha^-1), very low in available phosphorous (8.55 kg ha^-1) and very high in available potassium (580.89 kg ha^-1). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design. The seven treatments were replicated thrice. The application of N, P and K as per STCR + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1 + ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg ha^-1 (T₆) recorded higher growth, yield attributes and seed yield which was at par with the application of N, P and K as per STCR + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1 (T₄) and 100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1 + ZnSO₄ @ 20 kg ha^-1 (T₅) and found significantly superior over rest of the treatments.