1Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, India
2Department of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, India
Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, India
*E-mail: vinay86298@gmail.com
Online published on 2 July, 2022.
A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of various treatment combinations comprising of seed coating and foliar application of micro-nutrients and bio-agents on plant growth, seed yield and yield contributing parameters of pea cultivar Punjab-89 during 2018–19. It was observed that among different treatments, seed coating with Rhizobium @ 30 g + PSB @ 30 ml kg seed along with two foliarsprays of ZnSO4 + FeSO4 @ 0.3 per cent each given at the time of 50 per cent flowering and 15 days after the first spray significantly influenced nearly all the parameters resulting in maximum field emergence (92.67%), plant height (91.03 cm), pods plant (27.07), pod length (9.81 cm), seeds pod−1 (7.93), 100 seed weight (17.11 g), seed yield (13.98 g plant−1, 1.2 kg plot−1 and 21.33 q ha−1) and maximum B: C ratio (2.00). Therefore, it was concluded from the investigation that seed coating with bio-fertilizers i.e. Rhizobium @30g+PSB@30mlkg seedandtwofoliar applications of ZnSO4 + FeSO4 @ 0.3 per cent each is a good treatment for getting higher yield of quality seed in pea.
Garden pea, Pisum sativum Rhizobium, Seed coating, Foliar sprays
