Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Mohit Rathor, Manjunath Rathod, Anuusha KN and Ankur Sharma

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to investigate the response of FYM and biofertilizers on growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Pusa Sanyog at the CRC Farm, ITM University, Gwalior (M.P.). The experiment was laid out in the randomized block design with three replications and ten treatments viz. 100% RDF, 75% RDF + Azotobacter, 75% RDF + PSB, 75% RDF + Azotobacter + PSB, 75% RDF + Vermicompost + Azotobacter, 75% RDF + Vermicompost + PSB, 75% RDF + Vermicompost + Azotobacter + PSB, 75% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter, 75% RDF + FYM + PSB and 75% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter + PSB) The application of bio-fertilizers (Azotobactor and PSB) @ 30g sqm^-1 were inoculated and applied in soil at the time of sowing. FYM was thoroughly mixed in the soil one week prior to sowing and basal dose of vermicompost was also incorporated in soil one week before sowing. The results indicated that application of different organic manures (viz., Vermicompost and FYM) and biofertilizers (viz., Azotobacter and PSB) treatments significantly influenced the different growth and yield parameters of cucumber. Application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost + Azotobacter + PSB) recorded significantly higher vine length, number of branches per vine, fruit length (14.11 cm), fruit girth (11.12 cm), fruit weight (170.18 gm) and was found to the best treatment among all the treatments. Thus, integrated nutrient management is the suitable option to increase the production and manage the resources efficiently.