One of the foremost challenges at present in agriculture is the overreliance on synthetic chemical inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides. While these inputs have undoubtedly increased crop yields in the short term, they have also led to environmental degradation, soil erosion and water pollution, posing risks to biodiversity and human health. The utilization of organic amendments in agriculture has gained considerable attention due to their potential benefits in enhancing soil fertility, crop productivity and sustainability. This research was conducted at Agronomy Farm, SKNAU, Jobner in 2020 to investigate the Influence of Vermicompost and Vermiwash on Yield Attributes and Yield of Urdbean. The results revealed significant improvements in plant growth, yield attributes and overall yield, emphasizing the importance of vermicompost and vermiwash in sustainable agriculture. The application of vermicompost 6.0 t/ha resulted in highest yield attributes i.e. pods/plant (27.6), seeds/pod (7.71) and test weight (3.40 gm) and also recorded highest seed and stover yield of urdbean. While, the foliar application of vermiwash with different concentrations also resulted an increase in yield attributes viz., pods/plant, seeds/pod, test weight and seed and stover yield over the control treatment. However, the foliar application of vermiwash 15 % spray resulted to be the best treatment among the all.

Organic amendments, Urdbean, Vermicompost, Vermiwash, Yield attributes

Based on the results of one year experimentation, it may be inferred that application of vermicompost 6.0 t/ha and vermiwash 15 % were found the most superior treatments for obtaining higher seed and stover yield in urdbean. Increase in yield attributes were also observed with the application of different vermicompost doses and vermiwash sprays over the control.

Joshi D., Yadav L.R., Rathore B.S., Gurjar B.S., Srivastava H., Verma R.S. and Yadav M. (2023). Influence of Vermicompost and Vermiwash on Yield Attributes and Yield of Urdbean. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(8): 165-168.