Madras Agricultural Journal
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NODULATION IN GROUNDNUT CULTIVARS DURING KHARIF UNDER DIFFERENT PACKAGES OF PRACTICES

Abstract

Field experiment conducted in the kharif season of 1989-90 showed that the number of nodules/plant and the dry pod and haulm yields of groundnut crop were significantly higher under the package of practices recommended by ICRISAT, when compared with the recommended package of practices of the Department of Agriculture, Pune, In general, groundnut CV. ICGS 11, ICGS 21 and ICGS 44 produced higher number of nodules plant over CV. SB IX. These varieties behaved similarly in respect of the traits dry pod and haulm yield/ha.

Keywords: Groundnut, Nodulation, Package of Practices, Rhizobia, Economic yield,

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