Crop geometry and fertility levels effect on growth and productivity of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub]

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2016 at College of Agriculture, Gwalior with a view to assess the effect of crop geometry and fertility levels on growth and productivity of Clusterbean. Experiment was laid out as randomized block design(RBD) replicated thrice with 10 treatments. The study revealed that among different crop geometry treatments, reducing 25% plant population (by increased plant intra-row spacing) gave significantly higher values of all growth attributes viz., plant height and number of branches/plant; yield attributes viz., number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod and seed index and yield viz.; seed and stover (kg/ha) over normal plant population 45cmx10cm and increasing 25% plant population, respectively.
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Crop geometry and fertility levels effect on growth and productivity of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub]Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(3): 1272-1278 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 3 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.147 Crop Geometry and Fertility Levels Effect on Growth and Productivity of Clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] Neha Singh Kirar*, G. S. Rawat, Sarika Mahor, Kavita Bhadu, Roop Singh Dangi and Sudharshan Chicham Department of Agronomy, RVSKVV, College of Agriculture, Gwalior (M.P.), India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2016 at College of Agriculture, Gwalior with a view to assess the effect of crop geometry and fertility levels on growth and productivity of Clusterbean. ExperimentKeywords was laid out as randomized block design(RBD) replicated thrice with 10Clusterbean, Crop treatments. The study revealed that among different crop geometrygeometry, Fertility treatments, reducing 25% plant population (by increased plant intra-rowlevels, Productivity spacing) gave significantly higher values of all growth attributes viz., plantArticle Info height and number of branches/plant; yield attributes viz., number ofAccepted: pods/plant, number of seeds/pod and seed index and yield viz.; seed and05 February 2020 stover (kg/ha) over normal plant population 45cmx10cm and increasingAvailable Online: 25% plant population, respectively. Similarly, among different fertility10 March 2020 levels, application of Zn and B as a basal dose @ 5kg Zn/ha and @ 1 kg B/ha produced higher values of all growth attributes and yield attributes over rest of the treatments.Introduction gum. It is a rich source of protein, fats, carotenes, Phosphorus, Calcium and mineralClusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) salt needed in the foods for human beings,Taub] is an annual legume crop mostly grown feeds and fodder for animals. It contains 42%under resource constrained conditions in arid crude protein as well as 29 to 31.4 per centand semi-arid regions (Kumar, 2005). Cluster gum (Kumar and Rodge, 2012). India is onebean is a deep rooted plant of Leguminosae of the main producers of clusterbean(Fabaceae) family known for drought and accounting 82% of the total production of thehigh temperature tolerance (Kumar and world, and the same is grown in the north-Rodge, 2012). It is used as vegetable, forage, western states of India, namely Rajasthan,green manure and also for the water soluble Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and some parts of 1272 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(3): 1272-1278Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In India Therefore, to achieve optimum cropclusterbean is being grown in the area of 4.25 productivity, it is crucial to have bettermillion hectares with a production of 2.42 management of nutrients through judiciousmillion tonnes of clusterbean seed with an application. Considering the facts and viewsaverage productivity of 567 kg/ha. In M.P., highlighted above, the present study wasClusterbean is cultivated as pure crop in planned to study the effect of crop geometry75280 ha (Anonymous, 2015). and fertility levels on growth and yield of Kharif Clusterbean.The yield of clusterbean can be increasedthrough improved agronomic manipulations Materials and Methodssuch as proper crop geometry and judious useof fertilizer. The optimum planting geometry The field experiment was conducted duringensures the plant to grow in their both aerial Kharif 2016 at the College of Agriculture,and underground parts through efficient Gwalior (M.P.). Gwalior is located at 26013‟utilization of solar radiation and nutrients North latitude and 78014‟ ...