Characterizing yield, nutrient elimination and fruit quality analysis of custard apple (Annona squamosa) under consortium of Azospirillum brasilense and vermicompost

Yogendra Singh; Prerak Bhatnagar; Jitendra Singh; Yogendra Kumar Sharma; C K Arya

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Yogendra Singh College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326 023, Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Prerak Bhatnagar College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326 023, Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Jitendra Singh College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326 023, Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Yogendra Kumar Sharma College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326 023, Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
C K Arya College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar 326 023, Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Azospirillum brasilense, Vermicompost, Fruit set, Fruit weight, Nutrients

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of Azospirillum and vermicompost through application of different treatment combinations on eight years old bearing grafted plants of custard apple cv. Raydurg during 2018-2019. The results revealed that T10 (AZS @ 50 g + V.C. @ 10 kg/plant) was found optimally better in improvement of morphometric attributes. The application of (AZS @ 50 g + V.C. @ 10 kg/plant) in T10 treatment resulted in better crop at low inputs-use efficiency without having adverse effect on environment and offers an alternative for organic cultivation involving bioinnoculants. The studies harness the role of organic inputs along with AZS in optimization of fruit yield and maintenance of soil health parameters for efficient utilization of natural resources.

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