Effect of Rhizobium, different levels of phosphorus and sulphur on growth and yield of Vigna radiata L. cv. PUSA BESAKHI

Abstract

:The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design with twelve treatments and replicated thrice. Results indicate that the seed inoculation with Rhizobium showed some good results increasing numbers of nodules and uptake of nutrients due to inoculation. Significant effects were observed in plants growth attributes due to presence of phosphorus and uptake of phosphorus increased due to presence of sulphur @ 20kg ha -1 ultimately resulting in good yield. However, plant heights (66.00cm), Number of branches plant -1 (4.82), Number of nodules plant -1 (5.83), Number of grains pod -1 (12.56), test weight (51.03g) and grain yield (12.39 q/ha) were found significantly affected by the application of Rhizobium inoculation, application of 45kg phosphorus through DAP and 20kg sulphur through Gypsum ha -1 . Cost benefit ratio was also found (2.22) on higher side.

Response of Greengram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) to Nutrients Influencing Yield, Uptake and Soil Fertility in Loamy Sand Soil under Dry Land Condition

“…The significant increase of P content in seed and stover due to application of phosphorous, sulphur and PSB might be attributed to fact that synergistic effect among them had favorable effect on soil properties and makes more P available during crop growing season. These results are in close agreement with those reported by Manju et al (2016) and Raj et al (2017) in greengram crop.…”

“…This might be attributed to the beneficial effect of phosphorous, sulphur and S addition to the soil. These results are in close agreement with those reported by Serawat et al (2018) and Raj et al (2017) in greengram.…”

“…The higher uptake of these nutrients (N, P and S) might be the outcome of increases in the seed and stover yield of greengram. The positive effect of phosphorous, sulphur and PSB on N, P and S uptake has also been reported by Serawat et al (2018) and Raj et al (2017) in greengram.…”

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) growth, nodulation, and yield as affected by varieties, Mesorhizobium strains, and NPSB fertilizer in Southern Ethiopia

“…The rhizobia inoculant may have enhanced the ratio of N and improved P uptake because of the presence of S, which could account for the increased number of branches caused by the inoculant with NPSB fertilizer application ( Raj et al., 2017 ). This may be because P and S work in concert to help plants use large amounts of nutrients through the development of their nodules and well-developed root systems, which may have improved vegetative growth ( Kumar et al., 2017 ).…”