Narendra Patidar, Matukdhari Singh, Ajanta Borah, Deepak Lohar and Ashutosh Vyas
Abstract
The productivity of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) is highly influenced by sowing method and plant spacing. A field experiment conducted during the kharif season in the Mandsaur region of Madhya Pradesh evaluated the effects of flat bed (B) and raised bed (B) sowing methods combined with broadcasting and spacings of 30 à 10 cm, 30 à 20 cm, and 30 à 30 cm on growth and yield under Malwa agro-climatic conditions. Raised bed sowing recorded a higher plant population (25.33 plants m-² at 30 DAS and 19.40 plants m-² at harvest) compared to flat beds (19.22 and 13.21 plants m-², respectively). Among spacing treatments, raised bed +broadcasting produced the highest plant population (32.41 plants m-² at 30 DAS and 29.44 plants m-² at harvest), while flat bed + 30 à 30 cm spacing recorded the lowest. Plant height at 30 DAS was significantly higher under raised beds (55.38 cm) than flat beds (50.17 cm), with the maximum height observed under raised bed + broadcasting (59.75 cm). Fresh and dry weights at 30 DAS were also higher under raised beds (113.91 g and 16.87 g, respectively), with raised bed + broadcasting recording the maximum values (136.02 g and 18.63 g). At 90 DAS, raised beds maintained greater plant height (53.59 cm) than flat beds (53.13 cm).