In-Situ enhancement of soybean straw decomposition by Trichoderma viride and its Empact on soybean growth parameter

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the year 2015-16 at the Research Farm of Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (Maharashtra).Results revealed that soybean growth characters viz., plant height (cm), number of functional leaves plant-1, leaf area (dm2) plant-1, leaf area index plant-1, number of branches plant-1 and plant dry matter accumulation (g) plant-1, get significantly improved with application of RDF through chemical fertilizers. The next best treatment which improved all these growth characters was that of application of 75% RDN + 25% N through soybean straw + T. viride.