Effect of microclimatic condition on growth and yield of black gram (Vignamungo L.) in Allahabad city, India

The present investigation was conducted at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (Formerly: Allahabad Agricultural Institute) Deemed-to-be-University, Allahabad (U.P), during the year of 2014-2015with the objectives effect of microclimatic condition on growth and yield of black gram (VignamungoL.) in Allahabad. The experiment consists of nine treatment combination laid out in factorial randomizations block design with three replications. The important finding of present investigation is given below. The character studied where germination percentage, plant height, day taken to 50% flowering, number of cluster per plant, number of pod per plant, test weight, grain yield and some meteorological characters viz. GDD, PTU, HTU phenophase stages. We observed that the effect of variety where significant with all characters, the effect of 23 july DAS, 30 july DAS and 06 august where significant with plant height, test weight and grain yield and non-significant with germination, day taken to 50% flowering, number of cluster, number of pod and interaction (V×D) effect where significant with plant height, day taken to50% flowering and number of cluster and grain yield and non-significant germination percentage, number of pod and test weight. From this study it is concluded that the black gram variety Narendra-55 found to be most suitable for sowing at 06 august and it performed better grain yield and yield component parameters.