Varietal response of pigeonpea to organic manures under rainfed condition

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Derol, Dist. Panchmahal Gujarat during kharif season of 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, and 2012–13 to study the varietal response of pigeon pea to organic manures under rainfed condition. Variety BDN-2 produced higher yield as compared to GT-101. Further, vermicompost @ 1t/ha, pressmud 5t/ha, FYM 5t/ha, poultry manure 2t/ha and recommended dose of fertilizer (20-40-0 kg NPK/ha) were at par with each other and produced significantly higher yield as compared to control. Different manures also showed significant improvement in OC %, available P₂ O₅ and K O₂.