Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield attributes and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2012-13 at the Regional Research Station, Anand Agricultural Univrity, Anand. The important soil properties were pH – 8.1, EC2.5 – 0.15 dS m-1, organic C – 0.32 %, available N – 250 kg ha-1, available P2O5 – 30.0 kg ha-1, available K2O – 245 kg ha-1, available S – 6.5 mg kg-1 and DTPA – Zn – 1.05 mg kg-1. The wheat (var. GW 173) was grown and treatments were replicated three times in randomised block design. The treatments comprised viz.T1: 100 % RDF ha-1, T2: 75 % RDF + 10 t FYM ha-1, T3: 75 % RDF + 3 t vermicompost ha-1, T4: 75 % RDF + 1.0 t castor cake ha-1, T5: 75 % RDF + 1.5 t vermicompost ha-1 + 0.5 t castor cake ha-1, T6: 50 % RDF + 6.0 t vermicompost ha-1, T7: 50 % RDF + 2.0 t castor cake ha-1 and T8: 50 % RDF +3.0 t vermicompost ha-1 + 1.0 t castor cake ha-1. The treatments were applied to wheat crop keeping recommended dose for wheat @ 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 ha-1.