Effect of nutrients on yield attributing character of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Abstract

The present investigation entitled "Effect of nutrients on yield attributing characters of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)" was carried out during Rabi, 2018-19 at Instructional Farm-II of Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bhubaneswar. The recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) used for French bean was 50:75:75 NPK kgha-1 along with FYM @ 15 ton ha-1, which was applied in three levels i.e. 50 %, 100 % and 150 % of the RDF with various combinations of rhizobium culture and micronutrients. The experiment was consist of twelve treatments in various combinations of different levels of fertilizer with and without rhizobium culture (30 g kg-1 of seed) and micronutrients (0.1 %).The results obtained from the present investigation indicated that the treatment receiving 50:75:75 NPK kgha-1 (100 % RDF) along with FYM @ 15 ton ha-1, rhizobium culture (30 g kg-1 of seed) and micronutrients (0.1 %) recorded significantly higher value in yield parameters of French bean var. Harsh had produced pod length (3.42 cm), maximum number of pods plant-1 (35.64), pod weight (6.7g), highest pod yield ha-1 (237.0 q). Maximum number of nodules plant-1 (99.07) was also recorded in the same treatment. Thus, it may be suggested that RDF with rhizobium culture and micronutrients application gave maximum yield in case of French bean.