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Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Effect of integrated nutrient management on soil health of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Orchard

Author(s):
Gajbhiye Bhagyaresha R, Patil VD and Kachave Tejswini R
Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Studies on Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Health, Disease Resistance and Nutrition of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Orchards” was carried out during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 on the research farm of College of Agriculture, Golegaon, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krushi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. The experiment was planned in randomized block design with seven treatments i. e. T1- Absolute Control, T2- Farmer’s Practices (½ RDF), T3- RDF (625:250:250 g N, P2O5, K2O tree-1), T4- INM (15 kg FYM + 8 ml Azotobactor, 8 ml PSB, 100 g Trichoderma + RDF), T5- RDF + Antibiotics (Streptocycline @ 250 ppm), T6- T4 + Antibiotics, T7- T4 + Umber (Ficus racemosa) Rhizosphere Hybridised Soil (URHS @ 25 kg per tree) and four replications.
The result revealed that soil pH, EC, organic carbon and calcium carbonate content were improved due to application of FYM @ 15 kg, Azotobacter @ 8 ml per tree, PSB@ 8 ml per tree and Trichoderma @ 100 g per tree, 625:250:250 g N, P2O5 and K2O per tree and 25 kg URHS (T7). Soil pH, EC and calcium carbonate content were not reached to the significance level. The highest organic carbon content was recorded in surface and subsurface soil, due to application of treatment T7 at flowering. Also the same treatment registered maximum available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium at flowering and harvesting at 0-22.5 and 22.5-45 cm depth, which was superior over all the treatments. In case of available N and P treatment T7 remains at par with treatment T6 receiving FYM @ 15 kg, Azotobacter @ 8 ml per tree, PSB@ 8 ml per tree and Trichoderma @ 100 g per tree, 625:250:250 g N, P2O5 and K2O per tree and Streptocycline @ 250 ppm
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How to cite this article:
Gajbhiye Bhagyaresha R, Patil VD, Kachave Tejswini R. Effect of integrated nutrient management on soil health of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Orchard. Pharma Innovation 2021;10(11):1672-1676.

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