Effect of Vermicompost and Organic Formulations on Yield and Quality of Soybean Grown on Vertisol

Abstract

The field experiments were conducted during kharif-2020 and kharif-2021 at Research Farm, Department of Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry, College of Agriculture, VNMKV Parbhani, to study the effect of vermicompost and organic formulations on yield and quality of soybean grown on Vertisol. The experiment was laid in factorial randomized block design with twelve treatments and three replications. Experimental treatments consist of two factors in which one factor consist of vermicompost consist of three levels C1-RDF, C2- Vermicompost eq. to RDN, C3- Vermicompost eq. to RDN + RD of vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1, another factor organic formulations consist of four levels OF0- control, OF1- Pancahgavya, OF2- Beejamruth + Jeevamruth, OF3-Beejamruth + Jeevamruth + Pancahgavya. The yield parameters like no. of pods, seed and straw yield and quality parameters like protein content and test weight showed significant increased with the application of RDF as compared to other treatments. Among organic formulations treatments highest value was recorded in combined application of Beejamruth + Jeevamruth + Pancahgavya (OF3) as compared to alone application. The significant increase in seed and straw yield was recorded in treatment receiving RDF (C1) along with combined application of Beejamruth + Jeevamruth + Pancahgavya (OF3). The result of the experiment revealed that application of RDF along with combined application of Beejamruth + Jeevamruth + Pancahgavya was found beneficial for increase in yield and quality of soybean grown in Vertisol.