Yield and Economics Performance of Green Gram as Influenced by Nutrient Management under Organic Farming

A field experiment was conducted at research farm, Department of Agronomy, JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.) during, kharif season of 2016. A set of five organic nutrient management [NM1 (100 % nitrogen through FYM), NM2 (100 % nitrogen through vermicompost), NM3 (50 % nitrogen through FYM + 50% nitrogen through vermicompost + PSB @3 ml/l), NM4 (25 % nitrogen through FYM + 25% nitrogen through vermicompost + Rhizobium +PSB @5ml/l) and NM5 (control)] were tested in Randomized Block Design with four replications. An organic nutrient management practices showed significant (p=0.05) effect on plant height, primary branches, total dry matter of green gram crop. The results revealed that yield attributing characters and yields were significantly influenced by the application of different organic nutrient management. Among the organic nutrient management, NM4 produced significantly higher pods per plant (25.93) and seeds per pod (11.47) as well as seed yield (785.54 kg/ha) in green gram. The minimum values of yield attributes and yield were observed under NM5 (control). The Gross monetary returns (GMR), Net monetary returns (NMR) and B: C in green gram were maximum under NM4 (Rs 39332/ha, Rs 15392/ha and 1.64 respectively) and the values for GMR, NMR and B: C were minimum (Rs 35443/ha, Rs 16863/ha and 1.91, respectively) under NM5.