Studies on the Effects of Vermicompost on Growth Parameters and Chlorophyll Content of Bengal Gram (Cicer arietinum L.) var. RSG-896

Abstract

The present field experiment was performed in the farmer’s field located in Bambala, TehsilSanganer, Jaipur to determine the effects of vermicompost on Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum L.) var. RSG-896. Seeds of Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum L.) var. RSG-896 were exposed to different treatment levels of vermicompost i.e. T1 which was control level (soil without vermicompost), T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6. Plants were harvested at three stages i.e. pre-flowering, peak-flowering and post-flowering stages. With the increase in vermicompost level the root length, shoot length, root dry weight , shoot dry weight and total dry weight were increased to 39.36, 38.55, 36.92, 67.94, 64.26% respectively. Chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and total chlorophyll contents also increased with increasing level of vermicompost to 86.95, 77.61 and 89.95% respectively.