Comparative effect of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on vegetative growth, ield and uality of Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.) cv. Gola under Semi-arid conditions
Keywords:
Organic manures, inorganic fertilizers, semi-arid conditions, vegetative growth, fruit yield and qualityAbstract
An experiment was carried out at S.K.N.A.U.,Jobner (Jaipur) Rajasthan to find out the comparative effect of organic
manures and inorganic fertilizers on growth parameters of three years old ber orchard cv. Gola. Four levels of organic
manures (control, FYM @ 20 kg/plant, Vermi- compost @ 6 kg/plant and poultry manure @ 8 kg/plant) and five levels of
RDF (control, 50% RDF, 75% RDF, 100% RDF and 125% RDF) in Randomized Block Design with three replications were
taken to provide balance fertilization of ber under semi-arid region of northern India during 2015-16. The experimental
results revealed that application of Vermi-compost @ 6 kg/plant and 125% recommended dose of fertilizers significantly
influence the growth parameters (Plant height, plant spread (E-W and N-S), number of primary branches, average length of
primary branch, number of secondary branches per primary branch and leaf area), fruit yield (kg/plant and q/ha) and fruit
quality (TSS and acidity content) of experimental plants
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