Effect of fertility levels and bio-inoculants on nutrient content of chandrasur

Abstract

A field experiment entitled “Effect of Fertility Levels and Bio-inoculants on Chandrasur (Lepidium sativum L.)” was conducted during rabi season of 2023-24. The experiment was laid out at the Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur. The treatment consisted of one variety (ULS-15), three fertility levels (75% RDF, 100% RDF and 125% RDF) and five liquid biofertilizers levels (control, Azotobacter, Azotobacter + PSB, Azotobacter + KMB and NPK consortia, theresby making 15 treatments combinations replicated thrice in Factorial Randomised Block Design (FRBD). On the basis of results emanated from the present investigation, it can be concluded that under prevailing agro-climatic condition of zone IVa of Rajasthan it was observed that application of 125% RDF significantly increased nutrient content in seed and straw over application of 100% and 75% RDF, respectively and inoculation of seed with NPK consortia significantly increased nutrient content in seed and straw over inoculation of Azotobacter alone, Azotobacter + PSB, Azotobacter + KMB and control.