A field experiment was executed during the kharif season of 2024 at the Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Dhule, Maharashtra, to evaluate integrated nutrient management (INM) practices in pigeon pea. The study employed a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with thirteen treatment combinations and three replications. Treatments included recommended fertilizer doses, combinations with farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost, neem cake, and micronutrient applications. Among them, the treatment comprising GRDF (25 N: 50 P₂O₅: 0 K₂O kg ha⁻¹) along with FYM at 5 t ha⁻¹ recorded the highest seed and straw yields, which were on par with most integrated treatments except the control and RDF alone. Protein content and protein yield also peaked under this treatment, while control plots consistently produced the lowest values. Nutrient uptake of N, P, and K was also maximum in the FYM-based GRDF treatment, with results being statistically similar to several integrated approaches. These findings suggest that combining inorganic fertilizers with organic amendments and micronutrients significantly improves pigeon pea yield, quality, and nutrient uptake.
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