PERFORMANCE OF SOME PROMISING GENOTYPES OF CLUSTER BEAN (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Tabu) UNDER VARYING LEVELS OF PRIMARY PLANT NUTRIENTS AND ROW SPACING

SASMITA PRIYADARSHINI¹, GHANASHYAM SINGH RAWAT², SANAT KUMAR DWIBEDI³*
¹Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
²Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 474002, India
³Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Surya Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India
* Corresponding Author : sanatdwibedi@rediffmail.com

Received : 18-09-2017     Accepted : 22-09-2017     Published : 24-09-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 44       Pages : 4722 - 4724
Int J Agr Sci 9.44 (2017):4722-4724

Keywords : Cluster bean, fertility level, row spacing, genotype
Academic Editor : Dr Ranjan Tarai, Abhiram Dash
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The technical and informative supports of the College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraja Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India for conducting such post-graduation field research of the first author are highly acknowledged
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment consisting of 2 fertility levels viz. 50 % of recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) and 100 % RDF (20: 40: 20 kg ha-1 of N: P2O5: K2O); 2 row spacings (30 and 45 cm) and 3 genotypes (HG-100, HG-8-1 and HG-563(c)) was conducted at the Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Gwalior, India during kharif 2010 to find out their effects on grain, stover and grain-protein yield and production economics of cluster bean. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with 12 treatment combinations and 3 replications. The highest grain, stover and grain-protein yield could be recorded in 100 % RDF, 45 cm row spacing and HG-100 and that were significantly superior to other treatment combinations. Cluster bean genotype HG-100 sown at 45 cm row spacing with 100 % RDF appeared to be better combination for higher production and net return. However, to get maximum dividend in terms of the highest benefit: cost ratio, HG-100 sown at 45 cm row spacing with 50 % RDF was found to be economical.

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