Effect of Spacing and Panchagavya on Growth and Yield Attributes of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season 2021-22 at the experimental field of the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with nine treatments replicated thrice. The treatments consisted of three levels of spacing (20 cm x 10 cm, 30 cm x 10 cm, 40 cm x10 cm) and three concentrations of panchagavya (2, 3 and 5%). The results revealed that significantly higher plant height (51.1 cm), maximum number of nodules/plant (11.7) and higher plant dry weight (25.7 g). Whereas the maximum number of pods/plant (62.0), higher seeds/pod (1.86), maximum seed index (22.9 g), higher seed yield (2.58 t/ha), higher stover yield (5.34 t/ha) and higher harvest index (36.6%) were recorded in the treatment-5 (30 cm x 10 cm + panchagavya 3%).