1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221 005
2Department of Agronomy, Narendra Dev University of Agricultural and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, 224 229
3Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221 005
Narendra Deva University of Agricultural and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, 224 229
*Corresponding author's e-mail: dineshnduat2012@gmail.com
Online published on 20 July, 2020.
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of nutrient management modules on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-(‘NW 1014′) yield and quality at students instructional farm, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Ayodhya during winter season (rabi) of 2014–15 and 2015–16. The experimental soil was silty loam having organic carbon 3.4 g/kg with pH 8.38, available N 170.50, P 11.80 and K 215.50 kg/ha, S 6.10 and Zn 0.38 ppm. The experiment consisted of 14 treatments, viz. T1, RDF (150:60:40 kg/ha N, P2O5 and K2O); T2, RDF + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T3, RDF + 5 t FYM/ha; T4, RDF + 2.5 t VC/ha; T5, RDF + 5 t FYM + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T6, RDF + 2.5 t VC + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T7, 75% RDF; T8, 75% RDF + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T9, 75% RDF + 10 t FYM/ha; T10, 75% RDF + 5 t VC/ha; T11, 75% RDF + 10 t FYM + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T12, 75% RDF + 5 t VC + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha; T13, 125% RDF; T14, 125% RDF + 20 kg ZnSO4/ha. Pooled analysis revealed that the application of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) + vermicompost at 2.5 t/ha + ZnSO4 at 20 kg/ha recorded highest grain yield (4.91 t/ha), straw yield (6.75 t/ha) and protein content (11.71%) followed by 100% RDF + FYM at 5 t/ha + ZnSO4 at 20 kg/ha. Similar trend was also noted in soil properties after wheat harvest.
FYM, Protein content, Vermicompost, Wheat, Yield
