Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shimla at Rohru, Shimla-171207, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP)
*Corresponding Author’s Email: ibajanaikurbah@yspuniversity.ac.in, ibakurbah@gmail.com
Online Published on 30 June, 2023.
The field experiment was conducted during rabi 2020-2021 at experimental farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rohru district Shimla to study the effects of Rhizobium application in pea crop on its yield, yield attributes and soil nutrient status. The experiment comprised of five treatments i.e., Farmers’ practice (T1), recommended dose of fertilizers (T2), 100 % NPK (T3), 75% N+ 100% PK+ Rhizobium (T4) and 60% N+100% PK+ Rhizobium (T5). The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. The highest number of pods per plant, pod length, pod weight and yield were recorded in T2 whereas highest number of seeds per pod was found in T4. Results revealed that 25per cent reduction in chemical nitrogenous fertilizer in combination with biofertilizers (T4) give significantly similar yield, number of pods per plant, pod length, seed per pod and pod weight in comparison to T2.
Integrated nutrient management, Nutrients, Pea, Rhizobium, Soil, Yield
