Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Shakti Raj Thakur, Purnima Singh Sikarwar, Balaji Vikram and Abhishek Singh

Abstract:
Experiment titled Effect of NPK and different level of micronutrients on growth, herbage yield and leaf quality of Red Amaranths (Amaranthus cruentus) cv. Lal Saag during Rabi Season 2020-2021 on research farm of the Department Horticulture, AKS University, Satna (MP). The experiment was placed in a randomized block design with three repeated 12 treatments viz., T₀: Without Fertilizer (Control), T₁: 50 kg N/h + 25 kg P/h + 20 kg K/h (RDF), T₂: Zinc @ 5kg/h + Boron @2kg/h, T₃: 100% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h, T₄: 100% (RDF) + Boron @2kg/h, T₅: 100% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h + Boron @2kg/h, T₆: 80% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h, T₇: 80% (RDF) + Boron @2kg/h, T₈: 80% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h + Boron @2kg/h, T₉: 60% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h, T₁₀: 60% (RDF) + Boron @2kg/h, T₁₁: 60% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h + Boron @2kg/h. The results reveal the treatment T₅ - 100% (RDF) + Zinc @ 5kg/h + Boron @2kg/h was found superior in growth yield with quality corrector. In this investigation the treatment T₂ - VC@ 2.5t/h + Spent Rice Husk Compost @ 2.5t/h + Biochar 1t/h + Bamboo Leaf Compost 0.1 t/h was found suitable for cultivation in winter season for better green foliage yield (8.03t/ha) for Red Amaranths under satna condition.