INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN GARDEN PEA (Pisum sativum var. hortense)

An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of integrated nutrient management in garden pea (Pisum sativum var. hortense). The results indicated that application of vermicompost @ 1 t ha-1+rest PK (50:25 kg ha-1) through chemical fertilizers with variety Azad Pea-3 resulted maximum height of plant (59.40 cm), number of pods plant-1 (8.46), weight of pods plant-1 (41.22 g), shelling percentage (50.66%) and yield of green pod (126.54 qha-1). On the basis of cost of cultivation, maximum net return of Rs. 44392/ha and C.B. ratio (1:2.93) was recorded under Azad Pea-3 with the application of vermicompost @ 1 t ha-1+rest PK (50:25 kg ha-1) and next best treatment was FYM @ 3 t ha-1+rest PK (48:10 kg ha-1) in the same variety which gave Rs. 41796/ha with C:B ratio 1:2.57.