Kumar and Singh
Materials and Methods
where land configuration and irrigation schedules
A field experiment was conducted during two
were allocated to main plots while nutrient supply
consecutiveyearsof2010-11and2011-12atAgronomy
system were assigned to sub plots and replicated
Research Farm of Narendra Deva University of
thrice. The experimental soil was silty loam (silt
Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad
>56 %) in texture with indicating slightly alkaline
(UP.) to study the impact of abiotic stress on growth,
in reaction with medium in organic carbon (0.28-
yield and moisture utilization pattern of French
0.32 %), low in available nitrogen (107.50-118.15 kg
bean under saline-alkali soils of UP. Geographically,
ha -1 ) and medium in phosphorus (15.78-18.25 kg
experimental site falls under sub-tropical zone in
ha -1 ) and high in available potassium (245.70-285.90
kg ha -1 ). French bean cultivar PDR-14 was sown in
Indo-gangetic plains having alluvial calcareous
first fortnight of October with aforesaid treatment
soils and lies between 26.47°N latitude and 82.12°E
and their combinations with 30×10 row to row and
longitude at an altitude of 113.0 meters above the
plant to plant spacing. Crop was fertilized as per
mean sea level. The region receives mean annual
respective treatments where half of inorganic N, full
precipitation of about 1280 mm. Out of which nearly
phosphorus, potash and organic N were applied at
80% is received from mid June to end of September.
the time of sowing and remaining half nitrogen in two
The winter season is very cold, where as summer are
installments one at after first irrigation and second
hot and dry. Westerly hot winds start from the end
at pod initiation stage. Gap filling and thinning
of April and continue till the onset of monsoon. The
were done wherever necessary and harvesting was
treatment combinations comprised with two land
done when crop was fully matured. Observations
configuration viz., M 1 - flat and M 2 - raised bed, three
on growth characters viz., plant height, number of
irrigation schedules (I 1 -0.6, I 2 -0.8 and I 3 -1.0 IW/CPE
branches, dry matter accumulation per plant at 60,
ratio) and five nutrient supply system (S 1 - 100 % RDF
90 DAS and at harvest and yield attributes (number
as 120:60:40 kg/ha NPK through chemical fertilizers,
of pods, pod length and number of seeds per pod),
S 2 - 75 % RDF + 25 % N through FYM, S 3 - 50 % RDF +
yield (seed and haulm ha. -1 ) at harvest stage were
50 % N through FYM, S 4 - 75% RDF + 25 % N through
recorded. Moisture utilization pattern and water
biocompost and S 5 - 50 % RDF + 50 % N through
use efficiency were also computed according to
biocompost) were conducted with split plot design
prescribed method as suggested by Ramdas, (1957).
Table 3. Responce of different moisture regimes on total water use (TWU) of French bean.
Moisture
Number of
Depth Of Irrigation Total Water Applied Effective Rainfall
Total Water Use
Regimes (IW/
Irrigation
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
CPE Ratio)
2010-11
0.6
2
5
10
1.65
11.65
0.8
3
5
15
1.65
16.65
1.0
4
5
20
1.65
21.65
2011-12
0.6
2
5
10
8.04
18.04
0.8
3
5
15
8.04
23.04
1.0
4
5
20
8.04
28.04
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