Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 30, No 2 (2017)

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Effect of soil amendments and organic foliar sprays on crop growth, seed yield and quality of green gram (Vigna radiata L.)

FAZULLA SHARIFF, ASHOK S. SAJJAN

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted on clay textured soil at Bio-organic farm, Main Agricultural Research Station, UASDharwad during kharif season of 2013 to study the effect of soil amendments and organic foliar sprays on crop growth, seed yieldand quality of green gram (Vigna radiata L.). The treatment consisting soil application of organic manures and liquid organic foliarsprays at flower initiation and 15 days after flowering (DAF).The soil amendments and organic foliar spray significantlyinfluenced the crop growth, seed yield and seed quality parameters of green gram. Among the treatment combinations theapplication of FYM (33.33%) + vermicompost (33.33 %) + glyricidia leaf manure (33.33%) equivalent to 100% RDF andfoliar spray of 3% panchagavya at flower initiation and 15 DAF has recorded significantly higher plant height (66.33cm), numberof branches (6.20), number of trifoliate leaves (6.87) and dry matter accumulation (11.15 g/plant) at harvest and it is also recordedmore number of pods per plant (21.27), pod length (10.25 cm), number of seeds per pod (12.10), seed yield per plant (12.89 g/plant)and seed yield per hectare (1263kg/ha). The higher seed quality parameters such as 100 seed weight (5.86 g), seed germinationpercentage (95.67%), shoot length(16.53cm) root length (18.25 cm), seedling vigour index (3308) and protein content (23.79%) ascompared to other treatment combinations and control.

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