Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Gunuguntla Veera Narayana, Dr. Dipika Mal and Tharun Rangu

Abstract:
The current entitled “Integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers on the growth and yield parameters of carrot (Daucus carota L.) cv. Pusa vristi” was conducted on the experimental field, Department of Horticulture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, during rabi season 2022-23. The seeds of carrot were sown on the ridges in the last week of November with a spacing of 45 X 10 cm. The trail was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with fourteen treatments replicated thrice. The experiment uses fourteen different treatment combinations, including 100% NPK, vermi compost, poultry manure, FYM, 75% NPK+VC, 75% NPK+PM, 75% NPK+FYM, 50% NPK+VC, 50% NPK+PM, 50% NPK+FYM, 25% NPK+VC, 25% NPK+PM, 25% NPK+FYM, and control with Pusa Vrishti, respectively. According to the experiment's findings, 75% NPK+VC had the maximum values for plant height (45.20 cm), number of leaves (17.73), fresh and dry root weight (121.50g and 8.97g), root yield/plot (13.06kg), root yield per hectare (17.42t), and root diameter (4.28cm), among the various treatment combinations.