N. Srivastava1, Shagun, M. Suman and G. Chandra
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out to find out the response of organic manures and biofertilizer on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The field experiment was conducted during rabi season, 2021-22 at Crop Research Centre of School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Pathribagh, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The experiment was carried out in randomize block design with 8 treatments and 3 replications. The investigation revealed that the performance of chickpea was significantly influenced by application of organic manures vermicompost. Among all the treatments, T3: Vermicompost (5t/ha) was found best with respect to plant height (62.0 cm), dry matter accumulation per plant (30.66 g), number of root nodules/plant (24.47), test weight (25.21 g/100 seeds), number of pods per plant (50.14), number of grains per plant (58.13) and grain yield (1935.22 kg/ha). Based on overall performance, it can be concluded that application of organic manure (Vermicompost) can be recommended for efficient nutrients use efficiency and achieving maximum growth, nodulation and grain yield of chickpea.