Biradar, M.S.Goutam Kumar2021-09-262021-09-262016-07https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810176303An experiment was conducted under shade house condition at Hi-Tech Horticulture, Unit Main Agriculture Research Station, University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad during rabi season of 2015-16 to study the influence of integrated nutrient management practices (INM) on growth, yield, quality of broccoli. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with two replications and 14 treatments. The treatment receiving 75 per cent RDF + FYM and VC (1:1) equivalent to 25 per cent RDN + AZT + PSB recorded the higher vegetative growth with maximum plant height, plant spread, stalk length, number of leaves per plant, chlorophyll content and also yield and attributes such as curd weight, curd diameter, days to curd initiation, yield per meter square and yield per hectare. Application of 75 per cent RDF + FYM and VC (1:1) equivalent to 25 per cent RDN+ AZT + PSB also registered significantly superior quality with high vitamin A, vitamin C and protein composition. Significant higher available N, P and K nutrient and their uptake by plant were recorded in treatment receiving 75 per cent RDF + FYM and VC (1:1) equivalent to 25 per cent RDN + AZT + PSB. The high B:C ratio of 4.13 was recorded in 75 per cent RDF + FYM and VC (1:1) equivalent to 25 per cent RDN + AZT + PSB (T11). However, the treatment having 50 per cent RDF + FYM and VC (1:1) equivalent to 50 per cent RDN + AZT + PSB (T9) is on par with T11. Hence, there is further reduce of 25 per cent of NPK and this finding can be used in making broccoli cultivation profitable and sustainable under protected condition.EnglishThesis