A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2022 at Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur to study effect of organic manure and liquid formulation on growth, yield and quality of chilli (Capsicum annum L.). In present scenario, chilli production is constrained by adoption of low yielding cultivars, increased incidence of pest and diseases due to monocropping, improper supply of nutrients, etc. There is a need to optimise these factors of production for better yield in chilli. There is a need arise to develop simple, low cost and easily acceptable production technology for profitable and sustainable chilli production. Keeping above in mind, this experiment was designed in a Factorial Randomized Block Design, comprising twelve treatment combinations along with control. Results showed that the application of M2 treatment (i.e. ½ RDN through NADEP compost + ½ RDN through Vermicompost) as organic manures and in Liquid formulation F4 treatment (i.e. 10% Jeevamrit at 30 and 45 DAT) were found significantly highest values of various characters of chilli such as plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, leaf area index, fruit length and diameter and minimum value days to 1st flowering, 50% flowering and 1st picking respectively observed among the treatment. Among the treatment combinations, M2F4 treatment i.e. ½ RDN through NADEP compost + ½ RDN through Vermicompost along with the foliar spray of 10% Jeevamrit at 30 and 45 DAT was recorded with highest fruit length, number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit yield per plot and fruit yield per hectare during investigation.

Chilli, vermicompost, NADEP compost, Jeevamrit, organic and liquid formulation

It was concluded from the study that application of M2 treatment (i.e. ½ RDN through NADEP compost + ½ RDN through Vermicompost) as organic manures and in Liquid formulation F4 treatment (i.e. 10% Jeevamrit at 30 and 45 DAT) were found significantly with all growth and yield parameters. Among the treatment combinations, M2F4 treatment i.e. ½ RDN through NADEP compost + ½ RDN through Vermicompost along with the foliar spray of 10% Jeevamrit at 30 and 45 DAT was recorded with highest fruit length (i.e.8.04 cm), number of fruits per plant (i.e.88.47), fruit weight (i.e.5.59g), fruit yield per plot (i.e.12.37 kg) and fruit yield per hectare (i.e.18.31t).

Ujjwal D., Lakhawat S.S., Chhipa B.G., Lakhawat, S., Upadhyay, B. and Saharan, V. (2023). Effect of Organic Manures and Liquid Formulations on Growth, Yield and quality of Chilli (Capsicum annum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(8): 141-147.