Nutrient uptake and yield of mungbean Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek as influenced by organic manures, PSB and phosphorus fertilization.

Environment & Ecology 27 (4B) : 2002—2005, 2009 © Copyright by MKK Publication 2009 ISSN 0970-0420 A field experiment was conducted to the study effect of organic manures, PSB and phosphorus fertilization on nutrient uptake in grain, straw, their total uptake, yield and finally protein content in mungbean on a sandy loam soil during rainy (kharif) seasons of 2005 and 2006.The soil was low in organic carbon (0.16%), available nitrogen (130 kg/ha), phosphorus (17.9 kg/ha) and medium in available potassium (150 kg/ha). Application of organic manures, PSB and phosphorus fertilization markedly influenced the nutrient concentration, their uptake, yield and protein content in mungbean. Results showed that application of vermicompost at 2t/ha, seed inoculation with PSB and 40 kg P 2 O 5 /ha significantly increased the N, P and K concentration in seed, straw, their total uptake and protein content mungbean.