Effect of vermicompost on Black gram nutrition in Alfisol of Chhattishgarh


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Authors

  • UMESH KUMAR PATEL
  • HEMLATA NIRALA
  • JITENDRA SINHA

Keywords:

Vermicompost, Organic fertilizer, Inorganic fertilizer, Black gram, Alfisol

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in 2011-2012 at the Instructional farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Anjora, Durg (C.G.), laid out in CRD with twelve treatments comprised of 25, 50 and 75 percent of recommended dose of nitrogen, and organic sources Vermicompost @ 2.5 & 5.0 t ha-1, were applied in Black gram crop. The results showed that the increase in doses of vermicompost from 2.5 to 5 t ha-1 also significantly increased the plant dry matter as well as yield and the highest N and P content in plant were recorded in the treatment receiving 75 percent N as urea along with 5 t ha-1 vermicompost.

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Submitted

2021-03-03

Published

2021-03-03

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Short Communications

License

On publication in JSWC, the copyrights on the full contents of the paper will be of Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi.

How to Cite

PATEL, U. K., NIRALA, H., & SINHA, J. (2021). Effect of vermicompost on Black gram nutrition in Alfisol of Chhattishgarh. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 14(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSWC/article/view/111046