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The field experiments were conducted in tropical rainy region of Northern Telangana Zone, India during kharif seasons (July-September) of 2015 and 2016 to study the effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth and proximate characters of baby corn in Baby corn (Zea mays L.) – Hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureusvar. typicus) cropping system. Experiment was laid in Randomized Block Design for baby corn during kharif 2015 with seven treatments comprised of 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF 150:27:50 N, P and K kg ha-1), 25% N supplemented through farm yard manure or vermicompost + 75% RDF with or without bio-fertilizers Azospirillum and Bacillus megaterium @ 5 kg ha-1 each in addition to control and replicated thrice. Each main treatment was divided into four subplots and the treatments of 100% RDF (20-22 N, P kgha-1) and 75% RDF with or without Bradyrhizobium @ 500 g ha-1 (seed treatment) were imposed for hyacinth bean in rabi season and data of kharif 2016 was analyzed in split plot design. Application of 25% N through vermicompost in conjunction with 75% RDF and bio-fertilizers to baby corn during kharif resulted in significantly higher plant height, leaf area index, root volume, cob plant -1, cob length, cob girth, cob width, cob weight, cob yield, stover yield, protein content and significantly lower fiber content over rest of treatments during 2015 and 2016. 100% RDF along with seed treatment with Bradyrhizobium to hyacinth bean during preceding rabi resulted in significantly higher growth, yield attributes, yield and proximate characters of baby corn in the succeeding kharif 2016 over rest of the treatments of 100% RDF, 75% RDF with or without Bradyrhizobium seed treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The field experiments were conducted in semi-arid region during rabi seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the effect of integrated nutrient management practices on water productivity and profitability of hyacinth in baby corn - hyacinth bean cropping system. Experiment was laid in Randomized Block Design for baby corn during kharif 2015 with seven treatments comprised of 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF 150:27:50 N, P and K kg ha-1), 25% N supplemented through farm yard manure or vermicompost+75% RDF with or without bio-fertilizers Azospirillum and Bacillus megaterium @ 5 kg ha-1 each in addition to control and replicated thrice. Each main treatment was divided into four subplots and the treatments of 100% RDF (20-22 N, P kg ha-1) and 75% RDF with or without Bradyrhizobium @ 500 g ha-1 (seed treatment) were imposed for hyacinth bean in rabi seasons and data was analyzed in split plot design. Integration of 100% RDF in conjunction with Bradyrhizobium seed treatment to hyacinth bean resulted in significantly higher water productivity, gross and net returns and maximum B:C during rabicompared to 100% RDF, 75% RDF with or without seed treatment. Integration of 75% RDF with 25% N through FYM along with biofertilizers to kharif baby corn showed significantly higher water productivity, gross and net returns of hyacinth bean during rabiover rest of the treatments of 100% RDF with or without biofertilizers and un-fertilized control but was at par with other organic treatments with or without biofertilizers due to residual effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A field experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Station, Adilabad, Telangana State, India during kharif and rabi seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the effect of INM practices on hyacinth bean in baby corn-hyacinth bean cropping system. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design for baby corn during kharif season of 2015 season with seven treatments comprised of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF, 150:60:60 N, P2O5 and K2O kg ha-1), 25% N supplemented through Farm Yard Manure or vermicompost + 75% RDF with or without soil application of Azospirillum and Bacillus megaterium @ 5 kg ha-1 each and unfertilized control with 3 replications. Each main treatment was divided into four subplots during rabi season of 2015-16 and 2016-17 for hyacinth bean and the treatments of 100% RDF (20 kg N, 50 Kg P2O5 ha-1) and 75% RDF with or without Bradyrhizobium @500 g ha-1 (seed treatment) were imposed in split plot design. Mean data of two rabi seasons revealed that seed treatment with Bradyrhizobium in conjunction with 100% RDF recorded significantly higher plant height, leaf area index, nodule number, dry matter production at harvest, higher number of pods plant1, maximum pod length, pod weight and higher pod yield, respectively over 100% RDF alone, 75% RDF with or without seed treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]