Effect of Organic Manures and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) under Moringa Agroforestry System

Abstract— The field experiment was conducted in Rabi season during November 2021- March 2022 to find out the effect of organic and inorganic manure on growth and yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at research field of College of Forestry, SHUATS, Prayagraj, UP. The experiment is laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) consisting of 9 treatments replicated thrice. Various treatments. Result revealed that at 30 DAS interval maximum plant height (19.44cm), at 60 DAS interval maximum plant height (50.65cm), at 90 DAS interval maximum plant height (56.51cm), at 30 DAS maximum number of branch (4.73), at 60 DAS maximum number of highest number of branch (9.87) and at 90 DAS maximum number of branches (12.27), at 70 DAS the highest 50% flowering% (77.87), at 70 DAS highest number of pods per plant (no.) (41.13), at 70 DAS the highest number of seeds per pod (no.) (2.73), after harvesting the highest test weight (100 seed, hundred-seed weight) (gm) (31.33), after harvesting highest grain yield q/ha (20.67). after harvesting highest straw yield q/ha (19.33), after harvesting the highest harvest index % (48.67) and maximum benefit cost ratio 1:70. While maximum gross return (121847.5) and maximum net return (76,828). The highest recorded in the Treatment T9 (NPK 100% + FYM 100%).