Effect of method of sowing, moisture regime and nutrient supply system on growth and yield of rajmash (Phaseolus vulgarisL.)

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2010–11 and 2011–12 at Agronomy Research Farm of Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U. P.) to study the effect of method of sowing, moisture regimes and nutrient supply system on growth, yield and economics of rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Data revealed that raised bed sowing significantly increased the growth attributes viz., plant height, number of branches and dry matter accumulation per plant, yield attributes viz., number of pods per plant, pod length and number of seeds per pod, yield viz., seed and straw and economics viz., net returns and benefit: cost ratio as compared to flat bed method of sowing. Irrigation applied under IW/CPE ratio of 1.0 produced significantly higher growth attributes, yields and economics of rajmash. Combined application of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients significantly improved growth attributes, yield and yield attributes and economics during respective years of study.