Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Gurram Shiva Teja, M Hanuman Nayak, P Prasanth, A Mamatha and S Praneeth

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Influence of inorganic nutrients and biofertilizers on growth and yield of tropical radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Cv. Pusa Chetki.” was carried out during the rabi season of the year 2020-21 at the College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University. Telangana. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with seven treatments replicated thrice. The results revealed that application of 75% RDF +Arka Microbial Consortium @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + KSB @1.25 kg ha-1 recorded significantly higher plant height (33.76 cm plant-1), number of leaves (11.50 plant-1), leaf length (28.80 cm plant-1), leaf width (8.87 cm plant-1), fresh weight of leaves (120.20 g plant-1) and yield attributes like root length (24.63 cm), root diameter (5.03 cm), fresh weight of root (250.83 g) and root yield (19.53 kg per plot).