International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (517) Last page : (523)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5242
Influence of Nutrient Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Vegetable Cowpeain Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka (Vigna unguiculata L.)
H. Kaviraja1*, C. P. Mansur2, Vijaymahantesh3, Vilas D Gasti3, E Rajashekhara3 and Vijayalakshmi Patil1
1Department of Vegetable science, College of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
2College of Agriculture, Hanumanmatti, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
3College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot-587104, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: h.kavi87@gmail.com
Received: 18.07.2017 | Revised: 20.08.2017 | Accepted: 25.08.2017
ABSTRACT
A cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp L.) cultivar trail was conducted at the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot during the monsoon season in 2016. The objective of this trail is to evaluate suitable variety and optimum dose of N, P, and K for the northern dry zone of Karnataka and also to evaluate nutrition quality (protein content) of vegetable cowpea as influenced by the different nutrient management practices. Cowpea seeds are sown on different treatment beds like 125%, 100%, 75%, 50 % recommend dose of fertilizers at a spacing of 45 cm row and 20 cm between the seeds. And observe for the growth parameters like plant height (cm), number of leaves, leaf area index at 30 and 60 days interval and observed yield parameters like number of pods per plant, number of cluster per plant, pod length (cm), pod fresh weight (g/plant), seed fresh weight (g/plant), total bio mass yield (kg/ha), pod yield (kg/ha) and seed yield per hectare (kg/ha) during harvest as influenced under different nutrient management practices. The result showed that the treatment of 125 % recommend dose of fertilizer along with variety Arka Suman showed significantly increase in growth parameters and yield parameters during crop growth period.
Key words: Cowpea, Recommend dose of fertilizers (RDF)
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Cite this article: Kaviraja, H., Mansur, C.P., Vijaymahantesh, Gasti , V.D., Rajashekhara, E. and Patil, V., Influence of Nutrient Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Vegetable Cowpeain Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka (Vigna unguiculata L.), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(6): 517-523 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5242
