Title : IMPACT OF DRIP FERTIGATION AND CONVENTIONAL FERTILIZATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BRINJAL.
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2020-12-16
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Publisher : Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
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: A field experiment was conducted to study impact of drip fertigation and conventional fertilization on growth and yield of brinjal, at Dr. PDKV, Akola during November 2019 to May 2020. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with five treatments which includes four drip fertigation levels (75, 100, 125, and 150 % of RDF) and control treatment of traditional fertilization at 100 % RDF and these all treatments are replicated four times.
The study indicated that all drip fertigation levels showed higher plant growth, more number of branches, higher number of fruits per plant and enhancement in the yield. It was also seen that treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125 % RDF) recorded significantly highest yield of brinjal (518.96 q/ha) which was found at par with treatment T4 of drip fertigation at 150 % RDF (511.60 q/ha). So, the treatment T3 may be suggested as a best treatment, considering the requirement of less amount of fertilizer in treatment T3 than treatment T4.
Lowest yield of brinjal was observed in treatment T5 (Traditional fertilization at 100% RDF). Treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125 % RDF) was recorded highest water use efficiency 8.79 q/ha-cm followed by treatments T4, T2, T1 and T5.
Considering the highest net monetary return (187338 Rs/ha) and B: C ratio (2.51) it can be concluded that treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125% RDF) was found best among all treatments. So it is economically viable for the farmers to adopt drip fertigation at 125 % RDF for brinjal production.
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Abstract
: A field experiment was conducted to study impact of drip fertigation and conventional fertilization on growth and yield of brinjal, at Dr. PDKV, Akola during November 2019 to May 2020. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with five treatments which includes four drip fertigation levels (75, 100, 125, and 150 % of RDF) and control treatment of traditional fertilization at 100 % RDF and these all treatments are replicated four times.
The study indicated that all drip fertigation levels showed higher plant growth, more number of branches, higher number of fruits per plant and enhancement in the yield. It was also seen that treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125 % RDF) recorded significantly highest yield of brinjal (518.96 q/ha) which was found at par with treatment T4 of drip fertigation at 150 % RDF (511.60 q/ha). So, the treatment T3 may be suggested as a best treatment, considering the requirement of less amount of fertilizer in treatment T3 than treatment T4.
Lowest yield of brinjal was observed in treatment T5 (Traditional fertilization at 100% RDF). Treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125 % RDF) was recorded highest water use efficiency 8.79 q/ha-cm followed by treatments T4, T2, T1 and T5.
Considering the highest net monetary return (187338 Rs/ha) and B: C ratio (2.51) it can be concluded that treatment T3 (Drip fertigation at 125% RDF) was found best among all treatments. So it is economically viable for the farmers to adopt drip fertigation at 125 % RDF for brinjal production.
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Agro tags : Crop, Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Engineering, Equipment, Irrigation equipment, Social science, Agriculture economics, Cost benefit analysis, Soil science and microbiology, soil, mulches silver/Black polyethylene, Statistics and experimentation, Statistical design, Experimental design, Drip irrigation, Drip fertigation, Water use efficiency, Benefit cost ratio,
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Citation : LONDHE, MAHESH TUKARAM. (2020). Impact of drip fertigation and conventional fertilization on growth and yield of brinjal. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Department, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Tech. 2020. Print. xii, 101p. (Unpublished).