Growth, Yield and Quality of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) as Affected by Integrated Nutrient Management under Low Hill Region of Himachal Pradesh

Author: Deepa Sharma*, Ishant Dutta and Prachi Choudhary

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Abstract

The challenge for agriculture over the coming decades will be to meet the world’s increasing demand for food in a sustainable way. This is usually accomplished by use of chemical fertilizers and the production of new high yielding varieties. Both components are much expensive and consequently leads to an increase in the total cost production. Overuse of chemical fertilizers not only diminishes agricultural net profit, but also has a negative effect on soil health and crop yield, posing health and environmental risks. Thus, using a minimum effective dose of sufficient and balance quantities of organic and inorganic fertilizers to replace the portion of chemical fertilizers with organic manure is becoming a very promising practice not only for maintaining higher productivity but also for greater crop production stability. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry Neri, Hamirpur (H.P.) du

Keywords

INM, cauliflower, jeevamrit, panchgavya, yield, quality.

Conclusion

In the present study, best results were produced by treatment T8 (50% recommended dose of FYM + 50% recommended dose of sheep manure + 50% RDF of NPK + fortnight application of jeevamrit @ 5%) in terms of growth, yield and quality characters as well as B: C ratio followed by treatment T5 (Recommended dose of sheep manure + 75% RDF of NPK + fortnight application of jeevamrit @ 5%). So, it can be concluded that, integrated application of different chemical fertilizers and organic manures enhances the growth, yield and quality of cauliflower which ultimately results in maximum net returns. Hence, for getting higher yield on sustainable basis, module T8 (50% recommended dose of FYM + 50% recommended dose of sheep manure + 50% RDF of NPK + fortnight application of jeevamrit @ 5%) can be suggested as a best combination for low hill region of Himachal Pradesh.

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Deepa Sharma, Ishant Dutta and Prachi Choudhary (2022). Growth, Yield and Quality of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) as Affected by Integrated Nutrient Management under Low Hill Region of Himachal Pradesh. Biological Forum – An Internation