Assessment of TNAU vigour plus in pulses under rainfed condition in Theni district

Abstract

The on farm testing (OFT) experiment was conducted at five farmer’s field of Okkarapatti village of Andipatty block respectively during kharif season 2023-24. The experiment trail was conducted to assess the performance of TNAU Vigour plus in pulses under rainfed condition in Theni district. The following three treatments were used in three replications of the experiment, which was set up using a Randomized Block Design (RBD); T1 - Farmers practice (Non application of growth promotors), T2 - TNAU Vigour plus, T3 - Bio-Pulse. There are growth promotors namely, Bio-Pulse and TNAU Vigour Plus were utilized in this research. When the field was being prepared, the appropriate fertilizer dosages were applied as a baseline. The size of each trail plot was 0.4 hectares. Direct field measurement and an interview schedule were used to gather primary data from the farmers. All the growth and yield components such as plant height, number of pod per plant, test weight, grain yield and straw yield (T2) with values of 51.6 cm, 16, 41.2 g, 6.62 q/ha and 19.72 q/ha were higher with the application of TNAU Vigour plus (T2) followed by, Bio-Pulse (T3) with plant height (26), number of pods per plant (50.4 cm), test weight (38.6 g), grain yield (6.28 q/ha) and straw yield (18.20 q/ha). The highest B: C ratio (2.13) was recorded with the application of TNAU Vigour plus (T2). The above study reveals that, TNAU Vigour plus could be considered as a better option for achieving higher production and profitability of Blackgram under rainfed condition in Theni district.