Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2018)

Author(s):
Rohit Diwivedi, S Saravanan, Mohd Shabi and Saurabh Kasera

Abstract:
The present experiment was carried out during September 2017 to March 2018 in Departmental Research Field of Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Allahabad. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design (RBD), with twelve treatments, replicated thrice. the treatments were T₀ (100% RDF(120:240:240g N:P:K), T₁ (75% RDF+5 Kg FYM, T₂ 75% RDF+7 Kg FYM), T₃ (75%RDF+1.8 Kg Vermicompost), T₄ (75%RDF+1.5Kg FYM), T₅ (50%RDF+10.5 Kg FYM), T₆ (50%RDF+3.7 Vermicompost), T₇ (50%RDF+3 Kg FYM), T₈ (25%RDF+15.5 Kg FYM), T₉ (25%RDF+5.6 Kg Vermicompost), T₁₀ (25%RDF+10.5 Kg FYM) and T₁₁ (25%RDF+5 Kg FYM+1.8 KG Vermicompost). From the present experiment treatment T₈ found best in terms of maximum plant height, plant spread, Number of branches, flowering period, weight of 50 flower bud, Number of flower bud/plant, Yield of flower/plant, Yield of flower/ha and minimum for flower bud initiation, days for flower bud development. In terms of cost benefit ratio maximum Gross Return, Net Return and Cost Benefit ratio was also found in treatment T₈ followed by treatment T₆ where as minimum was recorded in treatment T₀ (Control) in all the parameters.