Response of horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) to agronomic management practices

A field experiment was conducted during late rainy season of 1996 and 1997 to study the agronomic management practices on. horsegram [Macrotyloma unif lorum (Lam.) Verd.] at Chiplima, Orissa. Nitrogen @ 20 kg/ha and P @ 17.5 k g P/ha increased seed yield by 51.5 and 31.6% over no N and no P respective ly: A seed rate of 30 kg/ha increased the seed yield by 14.8% over the seed rate of 20 kg/ha. Line sowing recorded 14.4% higher. seed yield over broad cast method. One hand-weeding at 25 days after sowing increased seed yield by 12.2% over no weeding. These increases were mainly due to higher pods/pl ant and seeds/pod.