Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences(An International Journal)

  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Effect of integrated nutrient management on productivity and profitability of garden pea (Pisum sativam L. subsp. hortense) in central plain zone of Uttar Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Naushad Khan, AK Tripathi, AP Dubey
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 91 to 93

Department of Agronomy, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during rabi seasons of 2004–05 and 2005–06 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on productivity and profitability of garden pea (Pisum sativam L. subsp. Hortense Asch and Graebn) cv ‘Azad P 3’. Integration of organic manures (farm yard manure, poultry manure, vermicompost, pressmud and neem cake) along with inorganic fertilizers produced higher green pod yield (7.43 to 9.11 t ha−1) compared to application of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) (6.64 t ha−1). Absolute organic treatments also improved yield attributes, nodulation characteristics and green pod yield compared to 100% RDF. Application of poultry manure blended with 50% RDF gave significantly higher green pod yield (9.11 t ha−1) than farm yard manure + 50% RDF and neem cake + 50% RDF but comparable with pressumed + 50% RDF and vermicompost + 50% RDF treatments. This treatment also improved number of nodules and nodule weight plant−1. Higher net return (Rs 30328 ha−1) and benefit: cost ratio (3.16) were recorded with application of pressmud + 50% RDF and neem cake + 50% RDF recorded the lowest return (Rs 15569 ha−1) and benefit: cost ratio (1.72).

Keywords

Inorganic fertilizer, Net return, Organic manure, Pisum sativam, Pod yield