Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2019)

Author(s):
Snehal V Raut, KP Vaidya, VD Kapse, AA Dademal and SS More

Abstract:
A field experiment conducted during Summer 2016 to study the “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on available macro and micro nutrient status of lateritic soils of Konkan region (M.S.) after harvest of Brinjal” at Dapoli. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) comprising eleven treatment combinations, replicated thrice and observations were recorded at 30, 60, 90 days after transplanting (DAT) and after harvest. The effect of different inorganic fertilizers and organic manures viz., FYM and vermicompost either alone or in combinations on available macro and micronutrient was studied and it showed significant improvement as a consequence of various treatment combinations. In general available macro and micro nutrient status of experimental plot represented a typical lateritic soil of konkan (M. S.).The application of 25 % RDF through inorganic fertilizers and 75 % RDN through vermicompost had shown significant influence on available macro and micro nutrient status of the soil indicating integration of organics and inorganics is a future need for sustaining soil fertility.