EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURES, FERTILIZERS AND BIO-FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max)

R.G. MACHHAR¹, A.C. SADHU², S.K. PATEL³*, H.L. KACHA⁴, G.N. MOTAKA^5
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahod, Anand Agricultural University, Hadgood Road, Hadgood, Anand, 388110, Gujarat
²Department of Agronomy, Anand Agricultural University, Hadgood Road, Hadgood, Anand, 388110, Gujarat
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahod, Anand Agricultural University, Hadgood Road, Hadgood, Anand, 388110, Gujarat
⁴Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahod, Anand Agricultural University, Hadgood Road, Hadgood, Anand, 388110, Gujarat
⁵B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Hadgood Road, Hadgood, Anand, 388110, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : sunjaypatel01@yahoo.com

Received : 30-05-2016     Accepted : 08-08-2016     Published : 27-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 51       Pages : 2273 - 2277
Int J Agr Sci 8.51 (2016):2273-2277

Keywords : Organic manure, Fertilizer, Bio-fertilizer, Soybean yield, Soybean stover
Academic Editor : Dr R. K. Mathukia
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Field experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod during kharif 2011 and 2012 to study the “Effect of organic manures, fertilizers and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of soybean (Glycine max)”. The experimental field had an even topography with a gentle slope having good drainage and sandy loam in texture. Sixteen treatment combinations in kharif soybean comprised of four treatments of organic manures and four treatments of fertilizers/bio-fertilizers were tested in a Factorial Randomize Block Design (FRBD) with four replications. The various growth and yield attributing characters of soybean were significantly higher under the treatment of FYM @ 10.0 t ha-1 and the lowest under control (RD) i.e. no organic manure treatment. No significant response of organic manure, fertilizers and bio-fertilizers treatments was observed on plant population at 20 DAS and at harvest during both the years of study and also in pooled results. The highest seed yield (2283, 2338 and 2311 kg ha-1 during the years 2011, 2012 and pooled data, respectively) and highest stover yield (3479, 3866 and 3673 kg ha-1 during 2011, 2012 and in pooled, respectively) of soybean was recorded with treatment M3 (10.0 t FYM) over rest of the treatments. Similarly, the highest seed yield (2224 kg ha-1) and stover yield (3637 kg ha-1) were recorded under the treatment B3 (20 kg S ha-1 + 10 kg Zn ha-1 + Bio- fertilizer) than other treatments.