Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Dasari Vikram, Khushboo Kathayat and Kevin Karangiya

Abstract:
To find out the response of various sources of integrated nutrient management on growth attributes with nine fallowing treatment viz. A sandy loam texture, a low nitrogen content, and a pH of 8.5 characterized the soil. The field was disced and harrowed to pulverize the soil after having been cross-deep ploughed twice. Thereafter, field was leveled properly and plots were prepared according to the layout plan. There are nine treatments in total, including the control (no fertilizers and manures were applied), the optimal fertilizer and manure application rates, and two additional treatments. (RDF- N: P: K - 80:60:60 kgha-1) organic manures (farm yard manure and vermicompost), rhizosphere bacteria alone and in combination. Seeds of cv. Early Nantes were sown in the field by ridge and furrow method on October 2021 spaced at 30 x 10 cm. Farm yard manure @ 10 t per ha and vermicompost @ 4t per ha Half of the nitrogen (40 kgha-1), all of the phosphorus (60 kgha-1), and all of the potassium (60 kgha-1) were administered at sowing, per the instructions. Before planting, a dose of rhizosphere bacteria was applied to the seeds.