Influence of Bio-fertilizers and Botanicals on GrowthYield and Yield Attributes of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Var. (Azad Pea-3)
P. Navya Sai Mrudula *
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abhinav Dayal
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prashant Kumar Rai
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
G. M. Lal
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Neha Thomas
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Field Experiment was conducted at Field Experimentation Centre, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sam Higginbottom University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Prayagraj (U.P) during the year 2020-2021.The Experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 13 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments were T0 - Control, T1- Azotobacter @ 3g, T2-Azotobacter @ 5g ,T3- Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria @ 3g, T4-Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria @ 5g, T5- Azospirillum @ 3g, T6-Azospirillum@ 5g,T7- Rhizobium @ 3g, T8-Rhizobium @ 5g , T9- Moringa leaf extract @1%, T10-Moringa leaf extract @3%, T11- Lantana camera leaf extract @1%, T12-Lantana camera leaf extract @ 3% with a soaking duration of 8 hours. The results showed that seeds primed with T8- Rhizobium @ 5g improved Field emergence percentage, growth, yield and yield attributing traits followed by T7-Rhizobium @ 3g and T4- PSB@ 5g. The least performance was observed in T0-Control when compared with the other treatments. This it indicated that the process of seed treatment by bio-fertilizers may be the better option for seed growers to achieve higher seed yield and yield attributes in Pea.
Keywords: Field pea, rhizobium, growth, yield