Abstract

An experiment was conducted at College Farm, N. M. College of Agriculture, NAU, Navsari with five levels of phosphorus fertilizers and three levels of phorphorus biofertilizers to study the effect of integrated phosphorus management on chickpea. Application of 75% RDP (Recommended dose of phosphorus) through SSP (Single super phosphate)+25% RDP through RP (Rock phosphate) (F4) recorded significantly higher plant height, number of branches, plant spread, dry matter production (24.13 g/plant), nodule count (27.38), number of pods/plant (53.11), 100-seed weight (21.69 g/plant), seed yield (19.34 q/ha), straw yield (27.65 q/ha) and harvest index (41.01) which was at par with 100% RDP through SSP (F1). Among different bio-fertilizers, PSB (Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria)+AM (Arbascular mycorrhiza) (B3) recorded significantly highest plant height, number of branches, plant spread, dry matter production (23.65 g/plant), nodule count (25.19), number of pods/plant (52.50), 100-seed weight (12.28 g/plant), seed yield (18.94 q/ha) and straw yield (26.48 q/ha). The integrated use of 75% RDP through SSP+25% RDP through RP and combined use of AM with PSB can be for better yield of chickpea.