TABLE 4.

Influence of microbial inoculants-mediated nutrient management on crop growth parameters (mean of 2-year data) of pigeonpea.

Treatments*	Plant height (cm)				DMA (g plant–1)				Branches plant–1	LAI			CGR (g plant–1 day–1)
	30 DAS	60 DAS	90 DAS	Maturity	30 DAS	60 DAS	90 DAS	Maturity	At 50% flowering (75 DAS)	30 DAS	60 DAS	90 DAS	0-30 DAS	30-60 DAS	60-90 DAS
Control	36.3	87.3d	107.2d	114.3d	4.0	10.2e	35.5e	46.8e	12.0f	0.32	0.94d	2.02d	1.11	1.76e	7.0c
RDF	38.3	98.5c	119.6c	131.1c	4.6	12.1d	40.5d	54.0d	16.2d	0.33	1.10c	2.26c	1.28	2.10de	8.0bc
RDF + MI	38.9	100.3c	120.9c	133.7c	4.7	12.4d	40.8d	55.2d	16.6d	0.35	1.12c	2.28c	1.30	2.19d	8.0bc
VC	38.2	107.8b	131.2b	145.9b	4.3	14.0c	44.4c	59.8c	18.5c	0.35	1.23b	2.50b	1.20	2.82c	8.7ab
FYM	37.2	97.7c	118.5c	130.6c	4.2	12.2d	40.0d	53.3d	15.5de	0.32	1.05c	2.24c	1.16	2.25d	7.8bc
LC	37.0	95.6c	115.8c	127.7c	4.2	11.8d	39.3d	52.3d	14.0e	0.35	1.05c	2.23c	1.15	2.18d	7.6c
VC + MI	39.0	119.4a	146.3a	165.1a	4.8	17.3a	50.5a	70.8a	23.3a	0.37	1.37a	2.77a	1.32	3.69a	9.5a
FYM + MI	39.3	117.0a	143.8a	162.9a	4.7	15.8b	47.7b	65.2b	21.9ab	0.35	1.36a	2.74a	1.30	3.23ab	9.2a
LC + MI	38.5	115.7a	141.5a	157.8a	4.8	15.5b	47.4b	64.7b	20.7b	0.34	1.33a	2.72a	1.33	3.16bc	9.1a
SEm±	1.1	1.8	2.6	3.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.01	0.03	0.06	0.07	0.13	0.4
LSD (P = 0.05)	NS	5.3	7.7	10.4	NS	1.0	2.5	4.0	1.7	NS	0.09	0.19	NS	0.40	1.1

Values in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple-range test for separation of means.

*Refer to Table 2 for treatment description.