Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Durgesh Kumar, IN Shukla, RB Singh, DP Singh, Rajiv and Rahul Patel

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out at main experimental farm Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kalyanpur, Kanpur U.P (208002), India during Rabi season in consecutive years of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. It comprised twelve treatment levels of treatments in a randomized block-design with three replications. The growth parameters of the broccoli crop were significantly affected by the different treatments. Maximum plant height viz. (26.12 cm), (50.35 cm), (53.60 cm), number of leaves per plant (10.40), (17.95), (19.45), leaf length (13.25 cm), (50.55 cm), (52.17 cm), leaf width (5.60 cm), (19.30 cm), (21.80 cm) and maximum plant spread (34.05 cm), (57.60 cm), (70.85 cm) respectively at 30, 60 days after transplanting and at harvesting stage were observed in treatment T₂ (Vermicompost 100% @ 8 t/ha) and minimum value were recorded under control (T₀). Yield and yield contributing characters like days taken to first head initiation (52.97days), days taken to head maturity (76.25 days), in T₂ (Vermicompost 100% @ 8 t/ha) whereas maximum days to first head initiation viz. (58.00), maximum days to head maturity for harvesting viz. (80.00), was observed at harvesting stage in T₀ (control) respectively and Stalk length (19.60 cm), Stalk diameter (3.83 cm), head length (8.10 cm), head width (12.75 cm), head diameter (13.85 cm), yield kg/plant (0.500 kg), yield kg/plot (10.00 kg), yield q/ha (185.18q) at harvesting was observed with treatment T₂ (Vermicompost 100% @ 8 t/ha). Observing the results it can be stated that the using of Vermicompost plants gave better growth and yield contributing characters of broccoli in contemporary with other treatments.