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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 4
First page : (343) Last page : (347)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8282

Effect of Cow Based Bio-enhancers and Botanicals on Number of Branches, Dry Weight of Nodules and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L.)

Pooja* , P. K. Chovatia¹, Swati Swayamprabha Pradhan² and Khushboo Gupta³
*Ph.D Scholar Department of Agronomy,
¹Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy,
College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001, Gujarat
²Ph.D Scholar, Department of Agronomy,
³Ph.D Scholar, Department of Plant Physiology,
Institute of Agri. Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding Author E-mail: poojamaurya14008@gmail.com
Received: 12.07.2020  |  Revised: 17.08.2020   |  Accepted: 24.08.2020 

 ABSTRACT

An experiment was planned during the year 2018 and 2019 to study the effect of some cow based bio-enhancers and botanicals on number of branches per plant, dry weight of nodules and yield of soybean, at Instructional Farm, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat. The soil of the farm was medium black calcareous clayey soil. The variety which was taken in the experiment was GJS-3. The experiment was designed in randomized  block design having treatments Control (T1), 100% RDF (T2) (outside the organic plot), FYM @ 10 t/ha (T3), FYM @ 5 t/ha + Panchgavya @ 3% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T4), FYM @ 5 t/ha + Banana Pseudostem sap @ 1% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T5), FYM @ 5 t/ha + Seaweed extract @ 3.5% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T6), FYM @ 5 t/ha + Cow urine @ 3% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T7), Vermicompost @ 4 t/ha (T8), Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + Panchgavya @ 3% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T9), Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + Banana Pseudostem sap @ 1% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T10), Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + Seaweed extract @ 3.5% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T11) and Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + Cow urine @ 3% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS (T12) shown good results regarding number of branches per plant, dry weight of nodules (mg) and yield of soybean. it was observed that during organic cultivation of soybean, application of Vermicompost @ 4 t/ha performed better results which was significantly at par with treatments FYM @ 10 t/ha, Vermicompost @ 2 t/ha + Panchgavya @ 3 % as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS and FYM @ 5 t/ha + Panchgavya @ 3% as foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAS. Although, inorganic application of fertilizer was performed best over to other treatments, but here we are considering the organic cultivation.

Keywords: Soybean, FYM, Vermicompost, Panchgavya, Banana pseudostem sap, Seaweed extract, organic farming.

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Cite this article: Pooja, Chovatia, P.K., Pradhan, S.S., & Gupta, K. (2020). Effect of Cow Based Bio-enhancers and Botanicals on Number of Branches, Dry Weight of Nodules and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L.), Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(4), 343-347. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8282