Effect of STCR Based Application of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth, Productivity and Economics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Inceptisol of Prayagraj, India

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during Rabi season of 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 at the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology& Sciences, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) at research field of department of Soil Science to find out the “Effect of STCR based application of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth, productivity and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Inceptisol of Prayagraj”. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design, with three replications. The Soil texture class Sandy loam, experimental area falls in order of Inceptisol. The Soil pH (7.6), EC at 250c (0.63dSm-1), organic carbon (0.42%), available nitrogen (94.50 kgha-1),available phosphorus(31.5 kgha-1)and available potassium (302.4 kgha-1) were found in experiment field during 2021.The growth attribute like plant height was observed significant at 30,60,90 and 120 DAS on pooled basis(2020-2021 and 2021-2022).The best treatment combination was (T9) STB+FYM 15 tha-1(150:15:150 NPK kgha-1)+FYM 15 tha-1 that showed the highest in grain weight in 1st year(46.52 g) and 2nd year(47.01g) respectively. From the economical point of view, the treatment (T9) combination gave the maximum net return of ₹ (44922.0 ha-1) with B:C ratio of (1.84).