Effectiveness of Natural Farming and Organic Inputs on Agronomic Performance of French Bean

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of natural farming inputs on the growth of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The field experiment was conducted during 2024 at Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior. The experiment consisted of nine treatments in randomized block design with three replications. The treatments were used T₁- Control, T₂- RDF (60:120:50 kg ha^-1), T₃- Vermicompost + 70% R.D.F., T₄- Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (100 %) at weekly interval, T₅- Beejamrit  (1 litre/kg seed) + Ghanjeevamrit (100 %), T₆- Beejamrit  (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (75 %) + Ghanjeevamrit (25 %), T₇- Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (50 %) + Ghan-jeevamrit (50 %), T₈- Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (25 %) + Ghanjeevamrit (75 %) and T₉- Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (80 %)+ Ghanjeevamrit (80%). Treatment no. 7 i.e. Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (50 %) + Ghanjeevamrit (50 %) showed fastest 50 % germination and 50 % flowering days. Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Jeevamrit (50 %) + Ghanjeevamrit (50 %) stands out with the highest mean among all treatments for leaf area and number of pods per plant. Maximum bacterial count was recorded in treatment with Beejamrit (1 litre/kg seed) + Ghanjeevamrit (100 %).