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Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)
Effect of hydrogel with and without vermicompost on yield and yield attributes of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in acid Alfisol of Ranchi
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Abha Nutan Kujur, Abdul Wadood, Ramesh Kumar and Pragyan Kumari
Abha Nutan Kujur, Abdul Wadood, Ramesh Kumar and Pragyan Kumari
Abstract:
Background: Hydrogel is a biodegradable super absorbent polymer that can hold 400-1500 g of water per gram of dry hydrogel. It may have a higher potential for storing water available for plant growth and production. The addition of hydrogel polymer can increase soil water retention capacity by 50-70% with proper amendment with various dosages of soil to hydrogel ratio. Due to the water resource crisis, water-saving agriculture is essential for sustainable development. Hydrogel polymer improves water penetration rate; hydrogel polymer has been used as water-retaining material in the arid and semiarid region under the limitation of supplementary irrigation sources and salinity conditions, Hydrogel is used to increase a water reservoir near the root system, increase the field capacity of different soils. In view of the potential of hydrogels to absorb and retain more soil moisture to sustain the crop, the experiment was conducted to see the potential of Pusa Hydrogel and SPG hydrogel in Ranchi condition.
Background: Hydrogel is a biodegradable super absorbent polymer that can hold 400-1500 g of water per gram of dry hydrogel. It may have a higher potential for storing water available for plant growth and production. The addition of hydrogel polymer can increase soil water retention capacity by 50-70% with proper amendment with various dosages of soil to hydrogel ratio. Due to the water resource crisis, water-saving agriculture is essential for sustainable development. Hydrogel polymer improves water penetration rate; hydrogel polymer has been used as water-retaining material in the arid and semiarid region under the limitation of supplementary irrigation sources and salinity conditions, Hydrogel is used to increase a water reservoir near the root system, increase the field capacity of different soils. In view of the potential of hydrogels to absorb and retain more soil moisture to sustain the crop, the experiment was conducted to see the potential of Pusa Hydrogel and SPG hydrogel in Ranchi condition.
Methods: The experiment was conducted during Rabi 2020 at Agro technology Park, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi to investigate the effect of hydrogel with and without vermicompost on yield and yield attributes of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in acid Alfisol. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications along with fourteen treatments. Treatments included three concentrations of Pusa and SPG 1818 Hydrogel (5g, 10g, and 20 g each) mixed with 2 kg of vermicompost.
Result: The application of 20 kg of SPG 1818 hydrogel + 2 kg of vermicompost was recorded significantly higher plant height (97.2cm), branches per plant (2.5), pods per plant (2.29), leaves per plant (18.3), total pods per plot (540.3), root length (30.4 cm), root weight (41.5g), shoot weight (142.1g), and yield (77.4 q ha -1) as compared to other treatments.
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How to cite this article:
Abha Nutan Kujur, Abdul Wadood, Ramesh Kumar, Pragyan Kumari. Effect of hydrogel with and without vermicompost on yield and yield attributes of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in acid Alfisol of Ranchi. Pharma Innovation 2022;11(3):1651-1655.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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