Abstract:
A pot experiment was laid out in complete randomized design with seven treatments and
three replications to evaluate the vegetative parameters of bush beans cv top crop. Treatments
included applications of compost (1-2 kg/m² as basal) and expert M fertilizer (20-30 g/m²
(topdressing) at different levels. After 40 days of seeding, fresh and dry weights of leaves,
roots and shoots, number of nodules and leaf area were measured and recorded. All the
collected data were subjected to statistical analysis. The results revealed that 2 kg/m² compost
with 30 g/m² expert fertilizer treatment had higher values in leaf area and plant biomass than
other treatments and showed significant differences in most of vegetative parameters. This
treatment was statistically similar in its effect on leaf area and plant biomass with 1.5 kg/m²
compost and 30 g/m² expert fertilizer treatment. Nodulation was high in 1.5 kg/m² compost
than that in 2 kg/m² compost along with 30 g/m² expert fertilizer. Therefore, it would be
concluded that 1.5 kg/m² compost with 30 g/m² expert fertilizer application would increase
vegetative and reproductive growth of beans than NPK fertilizer alone.
