Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Bansod VU, Bhalerao RV, Jadhav MS and Dapurkar ND

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Influence of different shades of inorganic mulch and organic mulch on growth attributing traits of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica)” was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani (M.S.) during Rabi 2021-2022. The experimental design adopted was randomized block design with three replications comprising eight treatments viz., T1 (silver polythene mulch), T2 (black polythene mulch), T3 (white polythene mulch), T4 (blue polythene mulch), T5 (red polythene mulch), T6 (orange polythene mulch), T7 (dry leaves) and T8 (control). The results showed that the growth characters viz., plant height, number of leaves, length of leaf, width of leaf, leaf area, stem girth, minimum days to 1st head initiation, minimum days to 50 percent head initiation, minimum days to harvesting, weight of head and diameter of head of broccoli were recorded highest with the application of T2 (black polythene mulch) and was significantly superior than other treatments.