AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF MUNGBEAN VARIETIES INOCULATED WITH VARIOUS BENEFICIAL MICROBES

A field study was conducted during the summer of 2022 at Agronomy Research Farm, The University of Agriculture Peshawar to evaluate the effects of various beneficial microbes on mungbean varieties. The research comprised of two factors, including mungbean varieties (Ramazan, NIFA mung-19, NIFA mung-17) and beneficial microbes (Brady rhizobium japonicum, Effective Microbes-1, Bradyrhizobium japonicum + Effective Microbes-1) in a triplicate randomized complete block design. The study revealed that beneficial microbes did not have a noteworthy impact on mungbean emergence and the timeframe for emergence, although significant effects were noted for other measured parameters. Ramazan variety produced maximum number of pod-1 seeds (11), had highest number of plants at harvest (9 m-2), maximum grain outcome (964 kg ha-1) On the other hand, NIFA Mung-17 produced maximum plant height (93.1 cm), number of pods plant-1 (14.6), thousand grain weight (38.8g), and highest biological yield (3202 kg ha-1). Beneficial microbes significantly influenced most of the parameters studied in all varieties. The mung bean varieties treated with a combination of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and effective Microbes-1 exhibited the highest recorded values for plant height (94.6 cm) number of plants at harvest (9 m-2) number of pods plant-1 (15.5), number of seeds per pod1 (12), 1000 grain weight (39.7g), biological output (3230 kg ha-1), grain yield (993 kg ha-1) it is concluded that the application of microbial inoculation, specifically Bradyrhizobium + EM-1 produced higher grain yield (993 kg ha-1) followed by Bradyrhizobium (953 kg ha-1) while the lowest yield was obtained in control experimental units. Between varieties of mungbean Ramazan produced the highest mungbean yield (964 kg ha-1 followed by NIFA Mung-17 (931kg ha-1). Thus, it is recommended to inoculate Ramazan with Bradyrhizobium japonicum + EM-1 for higher yields in the Peshawar valley.