Integrated nutrient management improves productivity, profitability and quality of rainfed pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Mill sp.) in an alfisol of Eastern India

• Published in: Journal of plant nutrition Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 285 - 299
• Main Authors: Phonglosa, Amit, Dalei, Bibhuti Bhusan, Ray, Krishnendu, Pattanayak, Sushanta Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 10.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Acidic soils; Cajanus cajan; Compound fertilizers; Crop yield; Economics; Fruits; Inoculation; integrated nutrient management; Lime; Nutrient availability; Nutrient uptake; Nutrients; Phosphorus pentoxide; pigeonpea; Pigeonpeas; Productivity; Profitability; quality; Rhizobium; Soil investigations; Soil lime; Soil nutrients; Soils; India

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is grown globally for its protein rich seed. Low availability of soil nutrients adversely affects the seed yield of pigeonpea crop in alfisols (acidic soils). The present investigation was conducted to assess the effect of integrated nutrient management practic...