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Response of land configurations

Table 2. Response of land configurations, IW/CPE ratios and integrated nutrient supply systems on yield attributes and

yield of French bean (Two years pooled data).

Number of pods Pod length

Number of

Seed Yield

Haulm Yield

Treatments

plant -1

(cm)

seeds pod -1

(q/ha)

Land configuration

Flat Bed

8.62

7.19

4.64

17.67

25.30

Raised Bed

11.18

9.26

6.02

22.95

34.28

S.Em.±

0.06

0.05

0.03

0.34

0.61

C.D. at 5%

0.19

0.15

0.10

1.08

1.93

Moisture regimes (IW/CPE ratios)

0.6

8.85

7.37

4.76

18.13

25.97

0.8

9.87

8.24

5.32

20.26

29.65

1.0

10.98

9.05

5.91

22.54

33.74

S.Em.±

0.07

0.06

0.04

0.42

0.75

C.D. at 5%

0.23

0.18

0.13

1.33

2.36

Nutrient Substitution

100% RDF (120:60:40 kg NPK ha -1 )

10.56

8.80

5.83

22.48

34.05

75 % RDF + 25 % N through FYM.

9.82

8.14

5.25

20.27

28.93

50 % RDF + 50 % N through FYM.

8.10

6.75

4.33

16.83

23.00

75 % RDF + 25 % N through Biocompost.

12.24

10.15

6.55

23.47

36.99

50 % RDF + 50 % N through Biocompost

8.77

7.27

4.69

18.49

25.96

S.Em.±

0.04

0.02

0.28

0.60

C.D. at 5%

0.12

0.06

0.80

1.70

potential of pulses. For increasing overall

for regulated and uniform application of the desired

production, besides increasing area and productivity

quantity of water at the appropriate time are the

of traditional pulses attention also needs to be paid

major causes of low water-use efficiency at the

for introduction of non-traditional pulses (Gupta,

field-level (Prihar et. al. 1974). Further, suggested

et.al. 1996). French bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one

that an IW/CPE ratio approach is relatively more

of the important pulse crops, which has a high yield

practical than other meteorological approaches.

potential of 18 to 25 q ha -1 depending upon cultivar.

French bean respond well to inorganic fertilizers

Sowing on raised bed also has edge over flat sowing

especially nitrogen because it does not nodulate

particularly under saline and alkali conditions,

either with native rhizobia or with commercially

because it leads to shifting of salts besides the raised

produced cultures. Inoculation with specific strains

bed, leaving a salt free space for good crop stand at

of Rhizobium phaseoli is necessary to overcome one of

early stages of crop growth and facilitates microbial

the limitations in the establishment of French bean

activities. Good aeration leads to easy and hasten

( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in India (Gaur and Rao, 1984).

rate of mineralization with greater nutrient and

Therefore a study was conducted to enumerate the

water use efficiencies. Lack of awareness among the

exact irrigation schedule, integration of organic and

farmers about the consequences of irrational use of

inorganic manures and land configuration under

water and lack of appropriate tools and instruments

problem soils avoiding salinity hazards.

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