EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF BIO INOCULANTS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF RED GRAME. Jamuna, Gnanachitra M., S. Srividya, M. Pandiyan and P. SridharAbstract In India Pigeon pea is next to gram. It is grown in almost all types of soils. It best grows in well drained sandy loam to clayey loam soil. Pigeon pea is an important pulse crop, which contains more protein and carbohydrates that is indispensible to nutrition of human diet. The study was taken to assess the effect of carrier-based bio fertilizers and water-soluble bio fertilizers in enhancing the productivity of redgram (Cajanus cajan). The following bio fertilizers were used in the study viz., Rhizobium, Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrizha (VAM) in the formulations of both carriers based and water-soluble formulation (Freeze Dried). The trial was conducted in Randomized Block Design with 7 replications. The biometric and yield parameters were recorded. Growth and yield parameters influenced by the treatments was recorded and also worked out the cost of economics for different treatments. Results revealed that the growth parameters such as plant height, No. of branches, No. of nodules, root length, shoot length, Number of flowers were recorded higher with the applications of dual application of rhizobium and VAM in water soluble formulation (T3) and Yield parameters such as no. of pods and grain yield were recorded higher with application of water-soluble formulation. Similar trend was observed with regard to the cost of economics. |