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ThesisItem Open Access Comparative evaluation of production and reproduction traits of Sahiwal, Frieswnl and other grades of Friesian cattle(College of Basic Sciences and Humanities Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, 1995) Singh, Devendra; Singh, BalbirThesisItem Open Access Effect of agronomical and chemical weed management practices on growth, yield and quality of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)(Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), 2013) Raj, Shashi Kant; Singh, DevendraThe present field experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil at the crop research centre, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar to study the “Effect of agronomical and chemical weed management practices on growth, yield and quality of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)”. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three replications. The main plot treatments was agronomical weed management viz., weedy check (W0), mulching with rice straw (W1), hand weeding (W2), hand hoeing (W3), cross sowing (W4) and additive inter cropping with sesamum (W5). However, the sub plot treatments was chemical weed control viz., weedycheck (H0), pendimthalin @ 1000 ml/ha (H1), oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2) &quizalofop ethyl @ 40 ml/ha (H3). The test variety used was HUM-16 and crop was sown at a spacing 30 cm × 10 cm. The gross and net plot size were 5m × 3 m and 3.8 m × 2.0 m, respectively. Spraying of Pendimethalin @ 1000 ml/ha and oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha were pre-emergence while, quizalofop ethyl @ 40 ml/ha used as post-emergence (25 DAS). Growth parameters got marginally better reflection under cross sowing (W4) viz., plant height & plant population count. While weed population and weed dry weight were significantly lower in cross sowing and application of Oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2). However, weed control efficiency (%) was also higher in cross sowing (W4) under agronomical weed management treatment and similarly also higher under oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2) among chemical weed management treatments. Number of pods/plant, number of seeds/plant was higher under hand weeding (W3) treatments than weedy check (W0). While the number of seeds/pod and 1000 grain weight was recorded similar with all agronomical weed management treatments. Marginal higher number of pods/plant and number of seeds/plant were found with oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2). Grain yield and straw were gave better expression under Cross Sowing (W4) followed by hand weeding (W2). While application of oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2) gave highest yield which was significantly superior over rest of the treatment followed by application of pendimethalin @ 1000 ml/ha (W1). Grain: straw ratio, as well as harvest index (%) was influenced by neither agronomical method nor herbicidal method of weed control. Mulching with rice straw (W1) enhanced the population of bacteria and fungi, while application of herbicides reduced the bacterial and fungal population then weedy check (H0). Cross sowing (W4) gave higher gross return ( 59532/ha) and net return ( 40902/ha) which is significantly superior over all other treatments the next best treatment was hand weeding (W1). Among the chemical weed management application of oxyfluorfen @ 100 ml/ha (H2) gave higher gross return ( 55659/ha) and net return ( 35887/ha) and was followed by application ofpendimethalin @ 1000 ml/ha (H1), recording 49412/ha. and net 32143/ha gross and net return respectively.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of boron and molybdenum under different tillage and irrigation practices on growth and yield of chickpea in Sesbania- chickpea - sesame cropping system under riverine (Diara) area(Dr.RPCAU, Pusa, 2022) PAZHANISAMY, S.; Singh, DevendraThe present investigation was conducted at the Bairiya dhab research farm of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, India, for two successive winter (rabi) seasons of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to study the effect of boron and molybdenum under different tillage and irrigation practices on growth and yield of chickpea in Sesbania- chickpea - sesame cropping system under riverine (Diara) area. The experiment was laid out in split- split plot design and replicated thrice. The treatments consisted of two different tillage practices, viz. conventional tillage and conservation tillage, allocated in the main plot with two irrigation methods, viz. conventional irrigation and sprinkler irrigation, allocated in the subplot and six methods of micronutrient application, viz. boron basal (1 kg/ha), boron foliar (0.25%), molybdenum seed treatment (1g/kg of seed), molybdenum foliar (333g/ha), boron basal (1 kg/ha) + molybdenum seed treatment (1g/ kg of seed) and boron basal (1 kg/ha) + molybdenum foliar (333g/ha) allocated in sub-sub plot. The basal dose of boron was applied at the sowing, the seed treatment of molybdenum was done three days before sowing, and foliar spray was given at 50 DAS. The chickpea variety of Sabour Chana-1 was taken as a test variety for the experiment. Applied N (urea), P (SSP) K (MOP) as basal dressing in every treatment equally. The crop was sown in rows at 30 cm spacing with seed rate 80 kg/ha. The irrigation was given before flowering as per the treatments of the study, and weed management has done with help of herbicides and wheel hoes. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture with alkaline pH, normal EC, medium in organic carbon (0.69%), low in available nitrogen, medium in phosphorus, low in potassium, high in Fe, Mn, and Cu, low in Zn and boron and medium in molybdenum. The data on various growth attributes, physiological indices, yield attributes, nutrient availability in the soil, nutrient uptake of the crop, economics, direct weather parameters and indirect weather parameters were collected and analysed with the recommended tool. Conventional tillage practice significantly enhanced plant height, the no. of branches, dry matter production (DMP), root nodules, root length, root dry weight plant population, CGR, RGR, NAR and chlorophyll content (SPAD value) and yield attributes, viz., days to flowering, the number of seeds plant-1, seeds pod-1 and seed index (100-seed weight) than the conservation tillage practices. The result indicated that conventional tillage produced a greatly higher grain yield (1531.9 and 1688.8), stover yield (2475.8 and 2575.3) and harvest index (38.1 and 38.4) than the conservation tillage during both consecutive years. Likewise, crop uptake of NPK, gross return (87,058 and 93,874), net return (50,229 and 52,562), and B: C ratio (1.36 and 1.27) was also pointedly more in conventional tillage practices than the conservation tillage practices. Higher infiltration rates and lower bulk densities and higher boron and copper were recorded in conventional tillage. In contrast, soil moisture content, water holding capacity, porosity, SOC (soil organic carbon), available N, P, K and Zn were greatly higher in the conservation tillage in the cropping season of 2019-20 and 2020-21. Method of sprinkler irrigation recorded the maximum plant height, no. of branches, dry matter production (DMP), root nodules, root length, root dry weight, plant population stand, CGR, RGR, NAR and chlorophyll content (SPAD value) days to flowering, no. of seeds plant-1, seeds pod-1 and seed index (100- seed weight), grain yield (1487.3 and 1652.0), stover yield (2439.6 and 2556.3) and harvest index (37.7 and 38.0), crop uptake of NPK (stover and grain), total gross return (84,704 and 91,933), net return (49,319 and 53,201), B: C ratio (1.39 and 1.37) which was significantly surpassed over conventional irrigation. Regarding the soil properties, sprinkler irrigation recorded a higher infiltration rate, lower soil moisture content, higher EC, and higher available nitrogen in the cropping season of 2019-20 and 2020-21. With respect to micronutrient application methods, boron basal + molybdenum seed treatment recorded significantly higher plant height, no. of branches, dry matter production (DMP), root nodules, root length, root dry weight plant population, CGR, RGR, NAR and chlorophyll content (SPAD value) days to flowering, days to maturity, number of seeds plant-1, seeds pod-1 and seed index (100- seed weight), grain yield (1652.2 and 1826.0), stover yield (2499.9 and 2617.1) and harvest index (39.7 and 40.2), NPK uptake by crop, gross return (93,045 and 1,01,114), net return (57,137 and 61,717), B: C ratio (1.59 and 1.57) and it was at par with boron basal + molybdenum foliar. Micronutrient application methods showed no variation in soil physical, chemical and biological properties except boron and rhizobium colonies during two experimental years. The interaction between tillage practices, irrigation methods and methods of micronutrient application turned out to be significant in grain yield. Combined practices of sprinkler irrigation with boron basal + molybdenum seed treatment application under conventional tillage produced the highest grain yield (1901.7 and 2114.4) significantly among the interaction of micronutrient application method, irrigation methods and tillage practices, which was followed by a combination of boron basal + molybdenum foliar in sprinkler irrigation under conventional tillage practice (1778.5 and 1979.5). However, the application of boron as a foliar method in conventional irrigation under conservation tillage practice produced the lowest grain yield (1148.8 and 1235.1) significantly among the other combination of treatment in the first year.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of different Pre-sowing Seed Treatments on Papaya Seed Germination (Carica papaya L.)(RVSKVV, Gwalior (M.P.), 2021) Singh, Devendra; Kanwar, Dr. JyotiThesisItem Open Access Effect of different weed management practices on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum.L.) under riverine (Diara) area(DRPCAU, Pusa, 2020) Reddy, Panyam Lingareddy Gari Sai Linga; Singh, DevendraA field experiment was undertaken during Rabi season of the year 2019-2020 at Dhab research farm, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar to study “Effect of different weed management practices on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum.L.) under riverine (Diara) area”. For this study an experiment was designed with twelve treatments and arranged randomly in three replications. The twelve treatments comprised: T1- Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg/ha (PE); T2- Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg/ha(PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g/ha(PoE); T3- Oxyflurofen @ 100 g/ha(PE); T4- Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg/ha(PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS; T5- Oxyflurofen @ 100 g/ha(PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS; T6- Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g/ha(PoE); T7- Propaquizafop @ 0.75 kg/ha(PoE); T8-One hoeing at 30 DAS by wheel hoe; T9-Mulching with rice straw at 30 DAS; T10-Mulching with black plastic mulch before sowing; T11-Weed free and T12-Weedy check.. “Sabour Chana -1” was taken as the test variety. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture with pH 7.63, EC 0.18 dSm-1, medium in organic carbon (0.69%), medium in available nitrogen (268.3 kg/ha), low in phosphorus (20.4 kg/ha) and low in potassium (112.5 kg/ha). The results showed that growth characters viz., plant height and dry matter were influenced by various weed management treatments at all stages of crop growth. Weed free check recorded maximum growth parameters compared to other treatments. Among the other treatments, Mulching with black plastic mulch before sowing, Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE) and Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS had greater expression in respect to growth parameters. Weedy check treatment seen with lean and lanky plants with less dry matter and less height compared to all other treatments. Relative growth rate was not influenced by various weed management treatments. Phytotoxicity symptoms were observed at 7 in T3-Oxyflurofen @ 100 g a.i ha-1 (PE) and T5-Oxyflurofen @ 100 g a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS which disappeared in 14 DAA. In case of yield attributing characters viz., no. of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, and test weight, weed free check recorded highest yield attributes, which is comparable to other treatments Mulching with black plastic mulch before sowing, Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE) and Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS. Weedy check recorded least yield attributing characters with small pods and less grain weight compared to other treatments. Grain and haulm yields were significantly influenced by different treatments. Maximum grain and haulm yield was recorded with weed free check. But, amongst the other treatments, Mulching with black plastic mulch before sowing, Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE) and Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS performed remarkably. The lowest crop yields were obtained with weedy check. All the weed management treatments significantly recorded lowest weed population, dry weight compared to weedy check. Lowest weed population, weed dry weight, with highest WCE obtained from weed free check, which is on par with Mulching with black plastic mulch before sowing, Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE) and Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS. Application of Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE) resulted in higher net returns (`74,223/ha) which is statistically in parity with Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS. The maximum B: C ratio (1.99) was obtained from Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + Quizalofop-p-ethyl @ 40 g a.i ha-1 (PoE), and this is statistically equal to Pendimethalin @ 0.75 kg a.i ha-1 (PE) + 1 hand hoeing at 30 DAS. With regards to gross returns, weed free check resulted in higher gross returns (`1,15,446/ha).ThesisItem Open Access Effect of micro and secondary Nutrients on Growth, Yield and Quality of Black Gram (Vigna mungo (L) Hepper)(Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), 2016) Yadav, Dinesh Kumar; Singh, DevendraA field experiment was conducted during kharif 2015 at experimental farm, Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi, (Muzaffarpur) to study the effect of micro and secondary nutrients on growth, yield and quality of blackgram (Vigna mungo (L) Hepper). The experiment was laid-out in a randomized block design (RBD) with eight treatments, each having four replications. The treatments were T0: RDF (control), T1: RDF + B, T2: RDF + Zn, T3: RDF + S, T4: RDF + B + Zn, T5: RDF + B + S, T6: RDF + Zn + S and T7: RDF + Zn + B + S. Uniform basal application was made with 20 kg N ha-1, 40 kg P2O5 ha-1, 20 kg K2O ha-1 through urea, DAP and MOP, respectively. Sulphur, Zn and B were applied @ 20, 5 and 1.5 kg ha-1 from Bentonite-S, Zinc sulphate and Di-sodium tetra-borate pentahydrate, respectively. Plant height at 40 DAS, number of branches plant-1, number of nodules plant-1 at 40 and 50 DAS, number of pods plant-1, number of grains pod-1, test weight, grain yield kg ha-1, straw yield kg ha-1, protein content, gross return, net return and B: C ratio of urdbean significantly affected due to various treatments except plant population, plant height at 20, 60 DAS and at harvest, number of nodules at 60 DAS and harvest index. The higher grain yield (838 kg ha-1) and straw yield (2472 kg ha-1) were obtained due to application of Zn + B + S. Among different treatments, T7 (Zn + B + S) recorded maximum protein content (24.07 %) in grains which was significantly superior over check (20.62 %). After one month incorporation of blackgram biomass (100%) in the respective treated plots, significantly improved the available N, P, Zn and B over control. The higher available N (272.14 kg ha-1), P2O5 (21.7 kg ha-1), Zn (0.85 mg kg-1) and B (0.74 mg kg-1) were analyzed with treatment Zn + B + S while lowest available N (258.25 kg ha-1), P2O5 (15.14 kg ha-1), Zn (0.64 mg kg-1) and B (0.53 mg kg-1) was recorded under control. Higher gross return (67040 ha-1), net return (41940 ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.67) was found with combined application of Zn, B and S.ThesisItem Open Access Evaluation of Drought Tolerant Rice (Oryza sativa L.) NILs(JNKVV, 2013) Singh, Devendra; Perraju, P.ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Evaluation of drought tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.) NILs.” was carried out with the objectives to estimate mean, range, heritability (%), genetic advance (%), correlation coefficients, Drought Susceptibility Index and stability for morphological traits. The experimental material consisted of 12 genotypes and conducted at Experimental farm of College of Agriculture, Rewa (M.P.) under AVT-1 NILs DRT-2012 project with these genotypes in three environments viz., controlled, rainfed and reproductive stage stress condition during Kharif 2012. Observations were recorded on the basis of five random competitive plants selected from each drought tolerance genotypes in every replication for morphological traits e.g. plant height (cm), panicle length (cm), no. of tillers/hill, days to fifty percent flowering, biological yield/meter (g), no. of panicles/meter, panicle weight/meter, harvest index (%), grain yield/hactare (g), 1000 grains weight (g), and sterility percent (%) were evaluated as per standard procedure. The salient findings of the study and conclusion drawn as summarized below: The mean data estimated were subjected to analysis of variance as per the Randomized Block Design. Analysis of data revealed highly significant difference among genotypes for all traits in all three environments. The coefficients of phenotypic and genotypic variability were high for grain yield and sterility percent (All Env.) and the coefficients of phenotypic and genotypic variability were moderate for panicles weight per meter, biological yield per meter and harvest index (All Env.). High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance indicated predominance of additive gene action for the traits viz., plant height (E2,E3), Biological yield per meter (E1,E3), yield per hactare (E2,E3) and sterility percent (E2,E3). Selections can be effective on the basis of correlation for characters like panicle length, days to fifty percent flowering, tillers/ hill, no. of panicles per meter, panicles weight per meter, and harvest index in all environments. These characters should be considered during selection for developing high yielding stable breeding lines. In the present investigation genotype x environmental interactions of stability analysis was significant for no. of tillers per hilll, biological yield, grain yield, 1000 grains weight and sterility percent when tested against pooled error. However, analysis of variance for stability revealed significance of variance due to environment (linear) for all the above characters and G x E (linear) was significant for no. of tillers per hilll, biological yield, grain yield, 1000 grains weight and sterility percent. Pooled deviations was found to be significant for plant height panicle length, no. of tillers per hilll, days to fifty percent flowering and harvest index. The favourable environment for most of the traits is observed in control condition (E1) followed by rainfed (E2) and reproductive stress condition (E3) based on bi and s2di value. Maximum number of genotypes revealed greater stability in all the environments for panicle length, tillers per hill, biological yield, panicles per meter, panicles weight per meter, harvest index, grain yield, 1000 grains weight and sterility percent. Genotypes, IR 87705-14-11-B and IR 87707-118-B-B-B for plant height, IR 87705-14-11-B for panicle length, IR 87705-83-12-B and IR-64 for no. of tillers per hill, IR 87707-446-B-B-B, IR 87707-445-B-B-B and IR 87705-44-4-B for 1000 grains weight, were found to be stable in all three environments. For grain yield, genotype IR 87705-14-11-B was found stable in all three environments. For the plant height genotypes IR 87707-446-B-B-B and Shanti, for panicle length IR 87729-69-B-B-B and IR 87707-445-B-B-B, for no. of tillers per hill IR 87729-69-B-B-B and IR 87728-102-B-B, for grain yield IR 87707-446-B-B-B and IR 87707-445-B-B-B, and for 1000 grains weight IR 87707-182-B-B-B and IR 87705-14-11-B were to be recommonded for unfavourable environments. Among those tested genotypes IR 87728-102-B-B and IR 87705-83-12-B for plant height, IR 87705-44-4-B for panicle length, IR 87705-44-4-B and IR 87707-445-B-B-B for no. of tillers per hill, IR 87729-69-B-B-B for no. of panicles per meter, IR 87728-102-B-B and IR 87729-69-B-B-B for grain yield and IR 87728-102-B-B and IR 87705-83-12-B for 1000 grains weight, were suitable for favourale environments. For grain yield under rainfed condition genotypes Shanti, IR-64, IR 87705-14-11-B, IR 87707-446-B-B-B and IR 87707-445-B-B-B were more responsive. Similarly for grain yield in reproductive stage stress condition genotypes IR 87707-118-B-B-B, IR-64, IR 87707-182-B-B-B, IR 87707-445-B-B-B and IR 87707-446-B-B-B were more responsive with low DSI value for yield. ***ThesisItem Open Access PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT GENOTYPES UNDER DIFFERENT NITROGEN LEVELS IN TERMS OF YIELD AND QUALITY OF FODDER OAT(DRPCAU, PUSA, 2022) SARKAR, SAIKAT; Singh, DevendraA field experiment was carried out during the Rabi season of the years 2021–2022 at the Forage Research Block of Cattle Farm, APRI, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar to investigate the "Performance of different genotypes under different nitrogen levels in terms of yield and quality of fodder oat". The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with eighteen treatments in three replications. The treatments included six genotypes (Kent, JO-07-28, OS-403, OS-6, HFO-904 and HFO-906 in main plots and three nitrogen levels (40, 80, and 120 kg ha-1) in sub plots. The soil of the site of experiment was silty clay loam in texture, having a soil pH of 8.48, which makes it alkaline in nature. The observations from the experiment revealed that growth attributes, i.e., plant height (163.3 cm) of HFO-906, number of tillers (122.3) of HFO-904, dry matter accumulation (219.2 g) of JO-07-28, SPAD reading (46.6) of Kent and number of green leaves (3.7) of Kent, JO-07-28 and HFO-904, were found to be higher over the rest of the genotypes. JO-07-28 outperformed the other genotypes in terms of green fodder (39.6 t/ha) and dry matter yield (8.8 t/ha), with the exception of Kent, OS-403, and HFO-906, which were statistically equivalent in terms of dry matter yield. The leaf to stem ratio was recorded as significantly higher in HFO-904 (0.49) than in the remaining genotypes. Kent and JO-07-28, both of these two genotypes of fodder oat remained on par with each other with respect to N uptake and crude protein yield and were superior over the rest of the genotypes. The partial factor productivity of N of JO-07-28, nitrogen utilisation efficiency of HFO-904 and production efficiency of Kent were found to be higher. Among genotypes, maximum gross return (59455 ₹/ha), net return (27421 ₹/ha), and B: C (1.85) ratio were fetched in JO-07-28, except for HFO-906 which remained at par in respect of B: C ratio. Maximum green fodder (37.1 t/ha) and dry matter yield (9.1 t/ha) and leaf to stem ratio (0.41) were registered at 120 kg N/ha, which was statistically at par with 80 kg N/ha. The N, P and K uptake by fodder oat was found to be higher with applying nitrogen at 120 kg/ha. However, the uptake of N was on par with 80 kg/ha. Furthermore, crude protein content (9.75%) and crude protein yield (8.8 q/ha) were also recorded as highest with 120 kg N/ha, which was statistically on par with 80 kg N/ha. Resource use efficiencies such as partial factor productivity of N and nitrogen utilisation efficiency were recorded as higher with the application of 40 kg N/ha and production efficiency was higher due to applying 120 kg N/ha. With both N applications, i.e., 80 and 120 kg/ha, statistically similar gross return, net return, and B: C ratio were observed, and it was superior over 40 kg/ha. Considering fodder yield, gross return, net return, and B: C ratio, the performance of genotype JO-07-28 was superior. In the case of the various rates of nitrogen application, 80 kg/ha was economically optimal for enhancing the yield and quality of fodder oats.ThesisItem Open Access Response of nutrient and bio-fertilizers to enhancing yield and productivity of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)(Dr.RPCAU, Pusa, 2021) SIKANDAR; Singh, DevendraA field experiment entitled “Response of nutrient and bio-fertilizers to enhancing Yield and productivity of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)” was conducted during rabi season of 2020-21 at Agricultural Research Farm TCA, Dholi (Muzaffarpur), a campus of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, (India). The treatments comprised three fertility levels (F1-100% RDF, F2-75% RDF and F3-Control) in main plots and five microbial consortia (M1-Phosphate solubilizing organism, M2-Azotobacter, M3-Potassium mobilizing Bio-fertilizer, M4-Zinc solubilizing Bio-fertilizer and M5-PSMO + Azotobacter + KMB + ZSB in sub plots. The treatments were replicated thrice in split plot design. Collected soil of experimental site was exhibited sandy loam texture having alkaline nature (pH 8.24), low in organic carbon and available N, P2O5, K2O and Zn. The Indian mustard variety ‘Rajendra Sufalam’ was sown at a distance of 30 cm x 10 cm with seed rate of 5 kg ha-1 with RDF The different fertility levels, F1-100% RDF was significant superior over other fertility levels in term of growth attributes (height of plant, number of branches, dry matter accumulation and relative growth rate), yield attributes and yield as well as higher NPK uptake in grain and straw, availability of N&P soil were negative balance and K was positive balance. Among the microbial consortia, M5- PSMO + Azotobacter + KMB + ZSB was significantly superior impact over other microbial consortia in respect of growth factors (plant height, number of branches, dry matter accumulation and relative growth rate), yield attributes and yield as well as higher NPK uptake in grain and straw. F1-100% RDF was recorded higher net return (₹ 56522 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.47) than others. In terms of economics of mustard M5- PSMO + Azotobacter + KMB + ZSB was recorded higher net return (₹ 51104 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.39) as compared other treatments.