Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Nawraj Chaudhary, Pradeep Rajput, Satish Kumar, Anand Chaurasiya and Nirdosh Goyal

Abstract:
In India, potato is a crucial crop in terms of monetary gain and food security. However, inadequate fertilizer management practices and low soil fertility constrained the crop’s productivity. In the Rabi season of 2022, researchers from the School of Agriculture at ITM University in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, had been performed at the Agronomy Experimental Farm. The primary goal was to analysis of INM effects on potato productivity and profitability. Research work was done successfully with Randomized Block Design (RBD) in three replication and ten treatments. The treatment information were T₀: control, T₁:100% RDF, T₂:100% RDF + 2.5 t ha^-1 FYM, T₃:75% RDF + 2.5 t ha^-1 FYM, T₄: 50% FYM + 5 t ha^-1 FYM, T₅:75% RDF + 2.5 t ha^-1 Vermicompost, T₆:50% RDF + 5 t ha^-1 vermicompost, T₇:100% RDF + 1 t ha^-1 Vermicompost + 2.5 t ha^-1 FYM, T₈:75% RDF + 2 t ha^-1 Vermicompost + 2.5 t ha^-1 FYM, T₉:25% RDF + 3 t ha^-1 Vermicompost + 5 t ha^-1 FYM. The economics and productivity of potato production were significantly impacted by the simultaneous use of both synthetic chemical fertilizers and organic manures. Use of 100% RDF + 1 t ha^-1 Vermicompost + 2.5 t ha^-1 FYM considerably improved tuber and haulm productivity (Kg ha^-1) as well as gross return, net return and B: C ratio, according to the research.