Effect of PSB Inoculation With and Without P and S Application on Productivity of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in Western U.P.

Abstract

The experimental results revealed that yield attributing traits viz. number of pods plant -1 , number of grains plant -1 , grain yield plant -1 , test weight and biological yield, grain yield, straw yield in mungbean differ significantly among different treatments. Growth parameters were significantly better in the treatment T 13 (PSB + 40 kg P 2 O 5 ha -1 + 30 kg S ha -1 ). The highest grain yield was recorded in T 13 where 40 kg P 2 O 5 ha -1 + 30 kg S ha -1 were applied with PSB inoculation. From the study it may be concluded that the application of 40 kg P 2 O 5 ha -1 + 30 kg S ha -1 with PSB inoculation (T 13 ) gave best results (Grain yield increased by 13.2%, 15.2%, 4.7% and 100.2% over T 2 , T 4 , T 12 and T 1 , respectively) and proved to be beneficial for summer mungbean. Application of 40 kg P 2 O 5 ha -1 + 15 kg S ha -1 with PSB inoculation (T 12 ) also gave better results, besides saving of 15 kg S ha -1 .