Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield attributes and soil quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Sakshi Lodhi, Raghvendra Singh, Aneeta Yadav, Durgesh Kumar Maurya, Ravikesh Kumar Pal and Sarvesh Kumar
The field experiment took place at Rama University at Mandhana, Kanpur, to investigate the "Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield Attributes, and Soil Quality of Wheat" in the Rabi season crop of 2023-24. The experiment included seven treatments with varying INM levels: N1: Recommended dose fertilizer [RDF] (120:60:40), N2: 100% N through FYM, N3: 100% N through vermi compost, N4: 75% RDF + 25% N through FYM, N5: 50% RDF + 25% N through FYM + 25% N through vermi compost, N6: 75% RDF + 25% vermi compost, and N7: Control (No Fertilizer). Each treatment was replicated three times in Randomized Blocks Design (RBD). The wheat variety utilized in the experiment was Karan Vandana (DBW 187). The pH of the experimental soil ranged from 7.2 to 7.8, with medium organic carbon and medium nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations. The results appeared to indicate that the INM level with 50% RDF + 25% N through FYM + 25% N through vermi compost had significant growth, yield attributes, and grain yield varied with the different nutrient levels, and higher nutrient uptake was found to be significantly higher in this pattern. The farmer's practices result in the lowest growth characteristics, yield qualities, and grain yield. The soil quality at the INM levels improved as a result of crop residue decomposition and the application of organic manures. The INM levels has the highest net return and benefit cost ratio, with 50% RDF, 25% FYM, and 25% vermi compost.
