Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Mokariya LK, Vaja RP, Malam KV¬ and Jani CP

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out at certified organic plot, Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during summer season of 2018-19 on medium black calcareous soil. The experiment containing 8 treatments was arranged in randomized block design with 3 replications. The results revealed the RDF (50-25-0 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha), being statistically equivalent to Vermicompost (2 t/ha) + Azotobacter (2 L/ha) + PSB (2 L/ha) + KSB (2 L/ha) + Trichoderma harzianum (3 kg/ha) + Pseudomonas fluorescens (3 kg/ha) + Beauveria bassiana (3 kg/ha) and Vermicompost (2 t/ha) + Azotobacter (2 L/ha) + PSB (2 L/ha) + KSB (2 L/ha), which enhanced growth parameters viz., plant height (23.30 cm, 59.83 cm and 73.47 cm at 30 DAS, 60 DAS and harvest respectively), dry matter per plant at 30 DAS (1.73 g), CGR during 30 DAS - 60 DAS (15 g/m²/day) and leaf SPAD meter reading (42.88 and 56.33 at 30 and 60 DAS respectively), yield attributes viz., number of capsule per plant (49.40), 1000-seed weight (3.88 g), seed weight per plant (4.91 g) and ultimately gave higher seed yield (959 kg/ha) and stalk yield (1791 kg/ha), quality parameters viz., protein content (24.86%) and oil yield (439 kg/ha).