Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

IMPACT OF MIXED BIOFERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND SOIL OF GROUNDNUT

Chinthakuntla Sudharshan Reddy, Gayatri Kumari and Sonu Yadav

Abstract

A field experiment on Bio-Efficiency of Incryl on Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Punjab Conditions was planned with an objective to know the effect of Incryl & biofertilizers on various chemical properties of groundnut. Groundnut is an important cash crop and most widely grown oil seed crop in India. During the kharif season of 2022, the field experiment was conducted on an agricultural farm at the School of Agriculture of Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab, to examine the various chemical properties of groundnut. The randomized block design (RBD) of the experiment consisted of seven treatments in five replications (T1: control + (recommended dose of fertilizer i.e., RDF), (T2: Incryl @ 1.5kg/acre + recommended dose of fertilizer RDF+ ), (T3: Incryl @ 3kg/acre + recommended dose of fertilizer + RDF), (T4: Incryl @ 6kg/ acre + recommended dose of fertilizer + RDF), (T5: Incryl @ 1.5kg/acre + recommended dose of fertilizer +Rhizobium + RDF), (T6: Incryl @ 1.5 kg/acre + recommended dose of fertilizer + Trichoderma enriched vermicompost + RDF), T7: Incryl @ 1.5kg/acre + Rhizobium + Trichoderma enriched vermicompost + RDF) and application of Incryl @ 1.5kg/acre + Rhizobium + Trichoderma enriched vermicompost + recommended dose of fertilizer ) (T7) has shown better results among other treatments.