Effect of integrated nutrient management module on wheat yield in Bundelkhand Zone of Uttar Pradesh

The present study was conducted during two consecutive rabi seasons in the year 2010–11 and 2011–12 under on farm trial at farmers field in red soils of Jhansi district in Bundelkhand Zone of Uttar Pradesh by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bharari, Jhansi, C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur to assess the effect of Integrated Nutrient Management module on wheat yield. The results revealed that the application of NPK @ 120:60:40 kg/ha with seed treatment of Azotobactor @ 200 gm−1 kg seed and PSB @ 2.5 kg −1 mix with 60 kg FYM applied in the soil before sowing (T3) improved the grain yield of wheat by 29.3% followed by 18.1% in application of NPK @ 120:60:40 kg ha1 with seed treatment of Azotobactor @ 200 gm−1 10 kg seed (T2) over Farmers practice (T1 control). The highest net return of Rs. 50390 ha−1 was found in T3 followed by Rs. 43650 in T2 and lowest of Rs. 32865 in T1. The Benefit: Cost ratio was recorded the highest (3.30) in treatment T3 and 2.96 in treatment T2, respectively.