S.M. Rakesh Rahaman, Satish Kumar, Pradeep Rajput and Vipin Kumar
Abstract
A field trial was conducted during the Rabi season of 2024 at the Crop Research Centre- 1(CRC- 1), School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior (M.P.) to study the effect of integrated nutrient management (INM) on yield and economics of lentil (Lens culinaris L.). The trial was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatments and three replications. Treatments comprised viz. T1 - Absolute Control, T2 -100 RDF Vermicompost 2 t ha-¹, T3 -100 RDF Rhizobium 20 g kg-¹ seed, T4 - 100 RDF Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) 20 g kg-¹ seed, T5 - 75 RDF Vermicompost 2 t ha-¹, T6 -75 RDF Rhizobium 20 g kg-¹ seed, T7 -75 RDF PSB 20 g kg-¹ seed, T8 - 50 RDF Vermicompost 2 t ha-¹, T9 - 50 RDF Rhizobium 20 g kg-¹ seed, and T10-50 RDF PSB 20 g kg-¹ seed. Results revealed that treatment T2 was recorded the highest grain yield (13.03 q ha-¹), straw yield (24.76 q ha-¹), yield (37.80 q ha-¹), gross return (Rs. 98,597 ha-¹), and net return (Rs. 66,316 ha-¹). The loftiest benefit cost rate (2.7) was attained with T due to lower civilization cost. And smallest yield and economics was recorded under control (T1).