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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 5
First page : (1338) Last page : (1342)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7126

Effect of Organic Manures and Inorganic Fertilizers on Plant Growth, Yield and Flower Bud Quality of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var.
Italica) cv- Green Magic

Gurvinder Singh¹, S. Sarvanan², Anita Kerketta³* and J. Rajesh⁴

¹M.Sc. (Ag.) ²Associate Professor, ³Ph.D. Scholar, ⁴M.Sc. (Ag.)
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture and Sciences, Allahabad, UP.
*Corresponding Author E-mail: anitadgn1@gmail.com
Received: 14.08.2018  |  Revised: 20.09.2018   |  Accepted: 27.09.2018  

 ABSTRACT

An investigation was carried out to study the effect of different organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on plant growth, yield and flower bud quality of Broccoli cv. Green magic under open conditions on Experimental field, department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Science, Allahabad, during Rabi season of 2015. The treatment consisted of different combinations of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers which were tested in RBD with three replications and 10 treatments with following combination of which was different organic manures like FYM, Poultry manure and vermicompost  T0 Control, T1    (RDF), T2 (25% RDF + 75% FYM), T3 (50% RDF + 50% FYM), T4 (25% RDF + 75% VC), T5 (50% RDF + 50% PM), T6 (25% RDF + 75% PM), T7 (50% RDF + 50% PM), T8 (25% RDF + 75% SM), T9 (50% RDF + 50% SM), T10 (25% RDF +25% FYM + 25 %VC + 25% PM) were used in the investigation. The treatment T5 (50% RDF + 50% VC) recorded maximum plant height (51.11 cm), maximum number of leaves per plant (27.87), diameter of curd (19.91 cm), maximum weight of trimmed curd (465.33g), maximum curd yield per plot (3.72 kg), curd yield per hectare (20.68 t/hac) and maximum T.S.S (0Brix). The treatment T6 (25% RDF + 75% PM) recorded maximum plant spread (57.77 cm), maximum weight of plant without root (1630.42g) found in T3 (50% RDF + 50% FYM) and the maximum vitamin C mg/100gm (103.97) found in T4 (25% RDF + 75% VC).

Key words: Broccoli, FYM, VC, PM, Yield, Plant growth, Flower bud quality.

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Cite this article: Singh, G., Sarvanan, S., Kerketta, A.,  and Rajesh, J., Effect of Organic Manures and Inorganic Fertilizers on Plant Growth, Yield and Flower Bud Quality of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) cv- Green Magic, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(5): 1338-1342 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7126