Effect of organic manures and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of French bean under high altitude rain fed climatic conditions of Gurez-Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at experimental farm of Mountain Agriculture Research and Extension Station Gurez, SKUAST-K (J&K) with five treatments comprising (control, Sheep manure@20 t ha-1,FYM @ 24 t ha-1,Vermi-Compost @ 8 t ha-1 and sheep manure 5t+FYM 6t+vermi-compost 2t+Rhizobium2.5kgha-1during kharif -2019 to find out the response of different sources of organic manures and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield parameters of french bean under high altitude rain fed climatic conditions. Among the treatments studied, significantly highest plant height (57.33 cm), No. of pods plant-1 (38.33), pod yield plant-1 (240.00 g), pod yield plot-1 14.40 kg and pod yield 319.99 q hectare-1 were noticed with the integrated application of organic manures and bio-fertilizer (sheep manure 5t + FYM 6t + vermi-compost 2t+Rhizobium 2.5 kg ha-1).