EFFECT OF INORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NATURAL FARMING FORMULATIONS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF CAULIFLOWER (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.)
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2022-12
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UHF,NAUNI
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A systematic study was undertaken during Rabi season at Vegetable Research Farm,
Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) to find the effect of
different levels of inorganic fertilizers and natural farming formulations viz., jeevamrit and
ghanjeevamrit on growth, yield and quality of cauliflower cv. PSBK-1. The treatments
comprised of two levels of inorganic fertilizers (80% and 60% RDN) and three levels of
natural farming formulations viz., jeevamrit (5%, 10% and 15%) and ghanjeevamrit (90%,
100% and 110%), along with positive control (100% RDN; N:P:K (125:76:72 kg ha-1). The
experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Application of.
80% RDN in conjunction with soil drenching of jeevamrit @ 15% at 21 days interval
outperformed all other treatments in terms of growth and yield parameters and recorded
maximum values for plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, leaf size (cm2), stalk
length (cm), curd size (cm2), gross curd weight (kg), net curd weight (g), marketable curd
weight (g) and yield (q ha-1). Application of 80% RDN + Jeevamrit 15% (soil drenching at 21
days interval) recorded highest net returns and 21% increase in yield over control.
Experimental results indicated that jeevamrit @ 15% proved effective in increasing soil
microbial population and uptake of nutrients by the plants