STANDARDIZATION OF PLANTING GEOMETRY AND STAKING IN SHANKAPUSHPI (Clitoria ternatea L.)
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2018-07
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University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. (College of Horticulture, Bengaluru)
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The field experiment was conducted on “Standardization of planting geometry and staking in Shankapushpi (Clitoria ternatea L.)” at College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences Campus, GKVK Post, Bengaluru during November, 2017 to April, 2018. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with twelve treatments and replicated three times. The Planting geometry of 45 x 30 cm has recorded maximum plant height, number of internodes, fresh and dry yield of herb and root, biological and economical yield as compared to other planting geometries. The same spacing has recorded maximum population of Bradyrhizobium japonicum in the soil and uptake of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium by plants. Whereas, the maximum number of branches, number and weight of pods per plant, length and width of pod, weight of pod and number of seeds per pod, seed weight per plant, test weight, maximum number of nodules, fresh and dry weight of nodules was observed with the 75 x 45 cm. While, 60 x 30 cm has recorded maximum seed yield, organic carbon and nitrogen content in the soil. The maximum growth, microbial load, nutrient content and uptake by plant was recorded in the plants provided with staking. The spacing of 60 x 30 cm with staking has realized maximum net profit of Rs. 2,44,172 with B:C ratio of 2.95.