Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
Sheetal Rana, Dr. Suneeta Singh and Dr. Anil Kumar Saxena

Abstract:
Present field experiment was carried out during the year 2020-21 at Horticulture Research Block of Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, SGRR University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand to investigate the “Influence of Solid and liquid Organic manure on Growth, Yield and Economics of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) at Lower hill of Uttarakhand”. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications and nine treatments. The treatments comprised following levels of various organic nutrients concentrations viz. Control (T₁), FYM@10t/ha (T₂), Vermicompost@5t/ha (T₃), Cow Urine @ 50% (T₄), FYM @5t/ha + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha (T₅), FYM @5t/ha + Cow Urine @ 25% (T₆), Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha + Cow Urine @25% (T₇), FYM @10t/ha + Vermicompost @5 t/ha + Cow Urine @50% (T₈) and FYM @5t/ha + Vermicompost @2.5 t/ha + Cow Urine @25% (T₉). Observations on various attributes of growth, yield and economics were recorded at 30, 60 DAT and at final harvest stages. The result revealed that treatment T₅ (FYM @5t/ha + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha) was found to be most significant for growth attributes viz., plant height (cm), number of leaves, leaf length (cm), leaf width (cm); yield attributes such as number of non-wrapper leaves, individual head weight (g), gross head yield (kg/plot) and net head yield (kg/plot). Also from economic point of view, FYM @5t/ha + Vermicompost @ 2.5t/ha was found to be most profitable as compared to other treatments.