Vol. 2 (2) : March-April 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 173-175 (March-April, 2011) (New Series)
Response of cowpea to different levels of N and K with and without biofertilizers in relation to yield quality & nutrient uptake
S.D. PATILa1*, D.J. DABKEb2, P.M. NIGADEc3, S.A. PATILd4 and R.N. SHELKEe5
aDepartment of Horticulture, bWater Management Scheme, cDeptt. of Agricultural Botany, dDeptt. of Agronomy, eSeed Testing Laboratory, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri - 415712 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1,5Senior Research Assistant, 2Soil Scientist, 3Senior Research Fellow, 4Ph.D. (Scholar),*Correspondence
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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S.D. PATIL, D.J. DABKE, P.M. NIGADE, S.A. PATIL and R.N. SHELKE. 2011. Response of cowpea to different levels of N and K with and without biofertilizers in relation to yield quality & nutrient uptake. Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 173-175 (March-April, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted to study the response of cowpea (Vigna sinensis L.) to different levels of N and K with and without biofertilizers on yield, quality and nutrient uptake in lateritic soil of Konkan. The results indicated that the application of N:P2O5:K2O @ 30:50:30 kg ha-1 along with seed inoculation has given superior results in seed yield, growth parameters, yield contributing characters and micronutrients content in seed and stover. The quality parameters like methionine content and uptake of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu were also higher due to application of N:P2O5:K2O @ 30:50:30 kg ha-1 alongwith seed inoculation over control.
Key words :
Biofertilizers, cowpea lateritic soil, nutrient uptake, quality parameters, Vigna sinensis.
