Crop Research

Web of Science
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue: 1to3

Studies on the effect of farm yard manure, cattle and human urine on soil properties, growth and yield of clusterbean crop

  • Author:
  • G. Sridevi1, C. A. Srinivasamurthy
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 102 to 108

1SRF, Department of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560 065, Karnataka, India

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of human urine, cattle urine, FYM and fertilizers on clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) crop yield and soil properties. The clusterbean variety used in this trial was Pusa Sadhahar. The experimental design was a randomized complete block comprising 10 plots with three replicates. Yield components number of clusters per plant, number of pods per plant and fresh clusterbean pod yield were determined. Soil samples were taken randomly from depths of 0–15 cm before sowing of seeds. The results of the field experiment revealed that 40% recommended dose of nitrogen through FYM basal+ 60% through human urine increased the fresh pod (6.88 t/ha) of clusterbean when compared to control and other treatments.

Keywords

Clusterbean, Cow urine, FYM, Human urine, Pod yield