Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 31, No 5 (2018)

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Effect of nutrients and mulching on growth and yield of pole bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under polyhouse

P. SAHANA, NAGARAJAPPA ADIVAPPAR, V. SRINIVASA, G. K. GIRIJESH, M. GANAPATHI

Abstract


Pole bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important and widely grown nutritious vegetable. The area under thiscrop in protected condition is increasing due to remunerative prices. But, there is no recommended dose of fertilizers forfertigation with mulching and micronutrients. Hence, the experiment was carried out to determine the effect of fertigation,mulching and micronutrients on growth and yield of pole bean under naturally ventilated polyhouse with 12 treatments ina completely randomized block design. As there is no standard recommended dose of fertilizers for pole bean underfertigation, recommended dose of fertilizers for French bean (63:100:75 N, P2O5, K2O kg/ha) was taken as the basis. Thetreatment T12 [44.1:70:53 N, P2O5, K2O kg/ha + micronutrient (0.5%) + mulching] recorded maximum vine length at 15 and30 days after sowing (46.02 cm & 175.83 cm), number of primary branches at 30 and 45 days after sowing (5.50 & 7.79),minimum days for initiation of flowering (32.53), minimum days to 50 per cent and 100 per cent flowering (37.32 & 41.43),higher pod length (19.87 cm), pod girth (2.43 cm), pod weight (16.62 g), pods per plant (29.20), pod yield per plant (625.87g) and pod yield per 1000 m2 (2.18 t). From the experiment, it is concluded that 70 per cent of the recommended dosage offertilizers through fertigation along with mulching (40 μ, LDPE) and micronutrient spray [IIHR Vegetable Special (0.5 %)]is ideal for the maximum growth and yield (2.18 t/1000 m2) of pole bean under naturally ventilated polyhouse.

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