COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NPK WITH RHIZOBIUM AND PSB ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF FIELD PEA UNDER THE SUBTROPICAL REGIONS OF PUNJAB, INDIAB.J. Reddy, Suhail Fayaz, Sandeep Menon, Tauseef Ahmad Bhat, Shailja Sharma, Bilkees Jamsheed, Navjot Rana, Sourabh Kumar, Shoaib Khan and Chijina K.Abstract A field study was presided in Rabi season to estimate the effect of different sources of nutrients on the growth, yield, and economics of field peas. The experiment was performed at Agriculture Research Farm, at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab during 2022-23 from October to March. Seven different treatments were used to check the result of growth of pea and its yield. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Results demonstrated that the treatment which comprise of NPK with 100% RDF + Rhizobium + PSB gave the highest growth in terms of plant height (66.85 cm), number of leaves/ plant (87.4), number of branches/plant (44.5), leaf area index (32.93), chlorophyll (63.24), plant dry weight (31.24 gm), number of nodules/plant (38.3), and dry weight of nodules (0.84g) respectively. Among the yield attributes pod length (10.48 cm), number of pods/plants (16.65), number of seeds/pod (9.84), 100-grain weight (18g), and yield of grain and straw of field pea were increased by combined application of NPK 100% RDF and bio-fertilizers. However, combined application of 100% RDF+PSB gave at par results with respect to other treatments. The single inoculation of PSB produced promising results as compared to the Rhizobium and control. Therefore, it is recommended that field pea seeds must be inoculated with Rhizobium and PSB along with the full recommended amount of fertilizer to achieve the cropâs maximum yield and net profit. |