Yield potential and water use of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) as influenced by irrigation and phosphorus levels
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https://doi.org/10.59797/journaloffoodlegumes.v29i2.525Keywords:
Broad bean, Yield, Nutrient uptake, Irrigation, Phosphorus, EconomicsAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Nadia during Rabi, 2010- 2011 to evaluate the performance of broad bean in respect of its grain yield, nutrient uptake, water use under different irrigation and P levels. Three levels of irrigation in main plots (I1: Rainfed, I2: Ø = -0.05 MPa at 30 cm soil depth, I3: Ø = -0.03 MPa at 30 cm soil depth) and 4 levels of phosphorus in subplots (P1 = 0, P2 = 25, P3 = 50 and P4 = 75 kg P2O5/ha) were evaluated in a Split plot design with three replications. Broad bean irrigated at Y = -0.03 MPa at 30 cm soil depth (I3) showed 5.13% and 34.79% higher seed yield compared to I2 and I1, respectively and was significantly superior. The plots (with medium P availability) receiving 75 kg P2O5/ha (P4) was significantly superior (with 5.31 t/ha seed yield) to both 50 and 25 kg P2O5/ha. The former enhanced seed yield to the tune of 9.26% over P3 and 28.57% over P2 treatments. The yield attributing characters also followed the same trend as that of seed yield. Maximum N, P, K uptake were recorded by the crop irrigated at Y = -0.03 MPa at 30 cm soil depth (I3) and fertilized with 75 kg P2O5/ha (P4). Among different P levels the maximum P uptake (24.1 kg/ha) was recorded with 75 kg P2O5/ha (P4) with higher recovery of P (32.2%). In the light of interaction effects, combination of irrigation at Y= - 0.03 MPa at 30 cm soil depth and fertilization at 75 kg P2O5/ ha was found most appropriate as this had highest net return and B:C ratio.
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