International Journal of Agriculture, Environment & Biotechnology
Citation: IJAEB: 7(4): 825-831 December 2014
DOI Number: 10.5958/2230-732X.2014.01393.X
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AGRONOMY
Response of land configurations, IW/CPE ratios and
integrated nutrient supply systems on growth function, yield
and water use efficiency of French bean
( Phaseolus vulgaris L . PDR-14)
Binod Kumar 1* and G.R. Singh 2
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kannauj, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, UP, India.
2 Department of Agronomy, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, UP, India.
*Corresponding author: kvkbinodkr@gmail.com
Paper No. 274
Received: 24 March, 2014
Accepted: 16 September, 2014
Published: 17 December, 2014
Abstract
Field experiments were conducted during two consecutive years of 2010-11 and 2011-12 at Agronomy
Research Farm of NDUA&T, Faizabad (UP.) India to study the response of land configurations, IW/
CPE ratios and integrated supply systems on growth function, yield and nutrient study of french bean
( Phaseolus vulgaris L . ) under indo-gangetic eastern plains zone of Uttar Pradesh. Significant increase
was observed for plant height, number of branches and dry matter accumulation per plant at 60 and 90
days after sowing and at harvest under 1.0 IW/CPE moisture regime nourished with 75% RDF through
chemical fertilizers + 25% N through biocompost at raised bed configuration. Higher growth attributes
resulted maximum yield and yield attributes of French bean with sowing at raised beds, application of
75% RDF+25% N through biocompost and IW/CPE ratio of 1.0 as compared to rest of the treatments.
Increasing moisture regimes decreased the water use efficiency and it was highest under sowing on
raised beds, moisture regime at 0.6 IW/CPE ratio and 75 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 25 % N
through biocompost nutrient supply system. Higher yields of French bean was obtained with treatment
combinations of sowing on raised beds, moisture regime at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio and 75 % RDF through
chemical fertilizers + 25 % N through biocompost and it was most remunerative and sustainable under
Indo-gangetic plains of UP.
Highlights
  • Under raised bed land configuration growth functions and yields were more under 1.0 IW/CPE ratio
  • moisture regime coupled with the application of 75% RDF + 25% N through biocompost nutrient
    supply system.
  • Increasing frequency of irrigation at various growth stages decreased efficient utilization of water
  • and water use efficiency (WUE) was maximum under 0.6 moisture regime where less amount of
    water was applied.
    Keywords: IW/CPE ratio, integrated supply system, growth, yield, and water use efficiency.
    In India, French bean was grown on an area of
    org). The stagnation in the production of
    10.8 mha., production of 4.87 mt. and productivity
    pulses was noted over the past two decades.
    of 450.9 kg ha -1 during 2010-11 (www.faostat.
    This is mainly attributed due to the low yield