A field experiment was conducted during the winter season of 2013-14 and 2014-15 at Sijhauri village of Jamui district (Bihar) in farmers participatory mode to study the effect of different sowing methods, herbicides and rhizobium culture on yield and economics of lentil (Lens culinaris L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design comprising of eight treatment replicated thrice. The treatment were as T1 – Zero tillage, T2 – Conventional tillage, T3 – ZT + Pendimethalin @ kg ai ha-1, T4- Zero tillage + pendimethalin at kg as pre-emergence +Seed inoculation through Rhizobium culture T5- Zero tillage + seed inoculation through Rhizobium culture, T6- Conventional tillage + Pendimethalin at kg ai ha-1 as pre-emergence, T7- Conventional tillage + Pendimethalin at kg ai ha-1 as pre-emergence + Seed inoculation through Rhizobium culture and T8 – Conventional tillage + Seed inoculation through Rhizobium culture. | Effect of different sowing methods herbicides and rhizobium culture on yield and economics of lentil Lens culinaris L.
