Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at Experimental Farm, Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib at
Shamsher Nagar during the season of Rabi crops 2017-18 on effect of integrated nutrient management on yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification which was conducted during M.Sc. thesis. The study exposed the effect of integrated nutrient management on yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications having eleven treatments viz., T1 - Control, T2 - 100 % RDF, T3 - 75 % RDF + FYM @ 5 tha-1, T4 - 75 % RDF + vermicompost @ 2.5 tha-1, T5 - 75 % RDF + FYM @ 5 tha-1 + Vermicompost @ 2.5 tha-1, T6 - 75% RDF + Azotobacter @ 5 kgha-1, T7 - 75% RDF + PSB @ 5 kgha-1, T8 - 75% RDF + Azotobacter @ 5 kgha-1 + PSB @ 5 kgha-1, T9 - 50% RDF + Vermicompost @ 5t/ha, T10 - 50% RDF + Vermicompost @ 5t/ha + Azotobacter @ 5 kgha-1 + PSB 5 kgha-1, T11 - 50% RDF + FYM @10 tha-1. The results revealed that higher growth parameters viz., number of tillers , plant height, LAI and dry matter accumulation were recorded under treatment fifth which was at par with eighth and tenth treatment and it was significantly predominant over the other treatments at all stages except 30 DAS. Further, yield parameters, yield was also higher under the same treatments as mentioned in growth analysis.