Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30, Nov Suppl.Issue, 2024

Page Number: S159-S161

EFFECT OF BIOFERTILIZER ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS L.)

Jaimeet Singh, Nidhi Lohani, Sanjeev Maurya and Vedprakash

Abstract

At the instructional farm of the Centre for Agriculture and Farmers Development in Laxmipur, Shapur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, a field experiment was carried out in Rabi, October 2022, and February 2023 to examine the impact of integrated nutrient management on the growth and yield of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.). In the present investigation, thirteen treatments and three replications were taken, and the results depicted that the treatment T12 (100% RDF (120:80:40 NPK) has significantly maximum values for growth characters such as number of Leaf Area (546.70 Cm2), Diameter of Stem (3.50 cm2), Chlorophyll content SPAD (72.40 cm2), yield (305 g dry weight). As compared to the others, T13 (Control) had the highest values for the physiological parameter (97.30 days needed to reach maturity), and T6 (50%RDF+vc) had the highest plant height (33.94 cm).