Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Ali Sher and Saket Mishra

Abstract:
A field study was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm in the Department of Horticulture at the Naini Agricultural Institute at the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (U.P.), during the academic years 2018-19 and 2019-20. For this study, we employed a Randomized Block Design with 17 treatments (including variations in Inorganic fertilisers, organic manures, and biofertilizers) and 3 replications. The primary objectives of this study were to compare the growth and yield of cabbage grown under different levels of Inorganic fertilisers, organic manures, and biofertilizers. Maximum plant height (34.46 cm, 36.33 cm, and 35.40 cm), number of leaves per plant (21.58, 24.58 and 23.08) and plant spread (50.67 cm, 48.36 cm and 49.52 cm) were all reported in T₉ (FYM 20 t + 75% NPK + Azotobacter + PSB) over both years and also the pooled analysed data. On the other hand, T₁₀ (Biochar 30% t+50% N+P+K) had the lowest values for these indicators. In relation to yield attributes maximum diameter of head (16.45 cm, 17.60 cm and 17.03 cm), weight of trimmed head (1054.38 g, 1159.82 g and 1107.10 g), weight of plant without roots (1093.38 g, 1308.38 g and 1200.88 g), head yield per plot (6.33 kg, 6.96 kg and 6.64 kg), and yield per hectare (39.05 t, 42.96 t and 41.00 t) during both the years and pooled were recorded in T₉ (FYM 20 t + 75% NPK + Azotobacter + PSB). Whereas the minimum value regarding these parameters were recorded in T₁₀ (Biochar 30 t+50% N+P, K).