Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Shikha Rao, Pawan Sirothia, Sujeet Gautam and Harsh Gupta

Abstract:
The effect of various treatments incorporated with Rhizobium and PSB along with inorganic fertilizers for growth and yield attributes was studied on “IPU-2-43” variety of Black gram through a field experiment which was conducted at the Agricultural research farm, Rajaula, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna (M.P.) during the kharif season of 2021-22. The core importance of the study is the requirement for shifting from orthodox agriculture practice to organic and sustainable agriculture. Experiment was conducted to determine the effect of bio-fertilizers in dryland area of Chitrakoot. The experiment comprised of thirteen treatments including control treatment and treatments with recommended dose of fertilizers with nine treatments incorporated with Rhizobium and PSB. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Half kilogram rhizobium was enough for 20 kg seeds and 3 Kg of PSB inoculant was given with soil application along with 50 kg finely powdered FYM. Results indicated that the treatment incorporated with rhizobium and PSB along with 100% recommended doses of fertilizers recorded higher plant growth (45.73 cm plant height, 20.27 branches per plant), and higher grain yield (1741.33 kg/hectare), and maximum number of nodulation (36.50 nodules per plant). Due to the continuous rise in the population of the country, the demand for food security by increasing production from the same limited land along with the perspective of sustainable agriculture the presented study can contribute to the cause.