Evaluation of sources of compost and FYM for nitrogen management in greengram under rainfed condition

The field experiment to evaluate the response of greengram to sources of compost and FYM was conducted at the farm of Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during kharif season of 2007-08. The results of experiment indicated that application of recommended dose of nitrogen through soybean straw compost significantly improved yield attributes, yield and protein content of greengram; however, remained at par with RDF. Significantly highest uptake of NPK was recorded with RDF, which was closely followed by recommended dose of nitrogen through soybean straw compost. Application of recommended dose of nitrogen through FYM and vermicompost resulted in maximum soil moisture use, however, highest moisture use efficiency was achieved with RDF, which was followed by recommended dose of nitrogen through soybean straw compost.