Influence of Biofertilizers and Phosphorus on Yield and Economics of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

The Experiment was conduct in Crop Research Farm in Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj during Rabi season of 2022 on Lentil crop. The treatment consisted of three levels of Biofertilizer Rhizobium, PSB and Rhizobium + PSB and three levels of Phosphorus (30, 40 and 50 kg/ha) and control. The experiment was layout in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatment and replicated thrice. The soil in the experimental area was sandy loam with pH (8.0), EC (0.56 dS/m), Organic Carbon (0.62%), Available N (225 kg/ha), Available P (38.2 kg/ha), and Available K (240.7 kg/ha). The results revealed that the treatment-9 [Rhizobium + PSB + phosphorus (50 kg/ha)] produces higher seed yield (2018.04 kg/ha), gross return (110992.56 INR/ha), net return (80852.56 INR/ha) and benefit cost ratio (2.46).