Effect of insitu moisture conservation and integrated nutrient management on rainfed Green gram

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted at Regional Research Station, TNAU, Aruppukottai to find the effect of in-situ water conservation and integrated nutrient management practices on the growth and yield of green gram under rainfed agro ecosystem. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. The main plots consist of three insitu water conservation technologies and sub - plots consist of four integrated nutrient management practices with and without coir pith application. The result shows that combined application of 50 per cent N as RDF with 50 per cent N as vermicompost + foliar application of pulse wonder @ 5 kg ha-1 during pre-flowering and pod setting for green gram plants in broad bed furrows incorporated with coir pith produced higher grain yield of 813 kg ha-1 due to superior growth attributes and yield attributes.