Direct and Residual Impact of Nutrient Management through Organic and Inorganic Sources on Growth and Yield Attributes in Brinjal–fenugreek Cropping Sequence

Author: Shahnaz Mufti, M.A. Chattoo, Rakshanda Anayat, Rehana Rasool and Fouzea Nisar

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at experimental site of Division of Vegetable Science, SKUAST-Kashmir during two consecutive years of 2016 & 2017. The experiment consisted of thirteen treatments which was carried out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Observations for growth and yield attributes were recorded in the main crop- brinjal as well as in the residual crop- fenugreek. Higher values for days to first fruit picking (53.40), plant height (126.51 cm), number of branches plant-1 (7.06), number of fruits plant-1 (16.50), fruit length (13.41 cm), fruit diameter (7.96cm), average fruit weight (65.65g), fruit yield plant-1 (1.08 kg), fruit yield hectare-1 (395.42 q), duration of fruiting (92.16) were recorded in treatment T9 (50% RFD + 50% PM) for main crop. For residual crop, growth and yield parameters viz., maximum plant height (34.01cm), maximum number of branches plant-1 (5.40), minimum harvest days (132.53 days), maximum leaf yield plot-1 (4.23kg)

Keywords

Main crop, Brinjal, Residual crop, fenugreek, growth, yield, nutrient management technology, organic and inorganic nutrients

Conclusion

It is concluded that Brinjal-fenugreek cropping system is well fitted under Kashmir conditions. Among treatments under study, treatment T9 (50% RFD + 50% PM) was found to be the best treatment over rest of the treatments with respect to improvement in growth and yield attributes of main crop brinjal as well as in residual crop fenugreek. For harvesting sustainable and quality yield in brinjal, a grower can adopt following nutrient schedule:-50% RFD+50% PM, 50% RFD+50% VC. A grower can raise fenugreek as residual crop in brinjal-fenugreek cropping sequence by adopting following nutrient schedule: - 50% RFD+50% PM - 50% RFD+50% VC.

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Mufti, S., Chattoo, M.A., Anayat, R., Rasool, R. and Nisar, F. (2021). Direct and Residual Impact of Nutrient Management through Organic and Inorganic Sources on Growth and Yield Attributes in Brinjal–fenugreek Cropping Sequence. Biological Forum – An