The treatments consisted of ten levels of nutrients viz (T0-RDF), T1- Azotobactor seed inoculation@200g/10 kg seed, T2- PSB seed inoculation@200g/10 kg seed, T3- Azotobactor soil application @ 3 kg/ha with 50 kg FYM at the time of
land preparation, T4- PSB soil application @ 3 kg/ha with 50 kg FYM at the time of land preparation, T5- Azotobactor
broadcast @ 3 kg/ha with 100 kg FYM at the time of 1st irrigation, T6- PSB broadcast @ 3 kg/ha with 100 kg FYM at the time of 1st irrigation, T7- (T1+T3+T5); T8- (T2+T4+T6) and T9- (T7+T8).