Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Sudha Singh, Ankita Mishra, Anita Chauhan, Venkatesh C, Yashwant Singh Tariyal, Preeti Kaundil, Komal and Rajni Devi

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) var. Pusa Kesar at main Experimental Station, Department of Horticulture, BFIT Group of Institutions, Sudhowala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (U.K), HNB Garhwal Central University during the rabi season of 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Randomised Block Design (RBD) with 12 treatment combination of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients. The results pertaining to quality parameters indicated a significant increase in TSS, dry weight of roots, carotene and ascorbic in treatment T₁₁ (FYM 10 t/ha + Vermicompost 2.5 t/ha + biofertilizer (2 kg/ha) + 50% NPK). On the basis of the investigation, it was concluded that carrot variety Pusa Kesar responded well in terms of quality, by the application of combination of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers in the respective treatments.