1Horticultural Research Station, Adilabad, SKLTSHU, Telangana (504 001), India
2RARS, Palem, PJTSAU, Telangana (509 201), India
3ARI, PJTSAU, Telangana (500 030), India
4College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, PJTSAU, Telangana (500 030), India
5AICRP on Weeds, WTC, Rajendranagar, PJTSAU, Telangana (500 030), India
*Corresponding Author R. Preetham, e-mail: rachala_p@rediffmail.com
Online published on 12 August, 2020.
The field experiments were conducted in semi-arid region during rabi seasons of 2015–16 and 2016–17 to study the effect of integrated nutrient management practices on water productivity and profitability of hyacinth in baby corn - hyacinth bean cropping system. Experiment was laid in Randomized Block Design for baby corn during kharif 2015 with seven treatments comprised of 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF 150:27:50 N, P and K kg ha−1), 25% N supplemented through farm yard manure or vermicompost+75% RDF with or without bio-fertilizers Azospirillum and Bacillus megaterium @ 5 kg ha−1 each in addition to control and replicated thrice. Each main treatment was divided into four subplots and the treatments of 100% RDF (20–22 N, P kg ha−1) and 75% RDF with or without Bradyrhizobium @ 500 g ha−1 (seed treatment) were imposed for hyacinth bean in rabi seasons and data was analyzed in split plot design. Integration of 100% RDF in conjunction with Bradyrhizobium seed treatment to hyacinth bean resulted in significantly higher water productivity, gross and net returns and maximum B:C during rabicompared to 100% RDF, 75% RDF with or without seed treatment. Integration of 75% RDF with 25% N through FYM along with biofertilizers to kharif baby corn showed significantly higher water productivity, gross and net returns of hyacinth bean during rabiover rest of the treatments of 100% RDF with or without biofertilizers and un-fertilized control but was at par with other organic treatments with or without biofertilizers due to residual effect.
Hyacinth bean, Water productivity, Gross returns, Net returns
