Response of Different Organic Manures and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economics of Palak (Beta vulgaris) under Foothill Condition of Nagaland | Chapter 7 | Research Advances and Challenges in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4

The field experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus in 2015 and 2016 to study the response of different organic manures and biofertilizers on yield and economics of spinach beet (Beta vulgaris) under foothill condition of Nagaland. The experiments were laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) comprising of 7 (seven) treatments namely T1- Recommended NPK (100:50:50 kg ha-1), T2- Vermicompost 5 t ha-1, T3- FYM 20 t ha-1, T4- Pig manure 15 t ha-1, T5-  Vermicompost 5 t ha-1 + PSB + Azospirillum (each 5 kg ha-1), T6- FYM 20 t ha-1+ PSB + Azospirillum (each 5 kg ha-1) and T7- Pig manure 15 t ha-1+ PSB + Azospirillum (each 5 kg ha-1) with 3 (three) replications.  Results revealed that among the different treatments in the production of spinach beet, application of T5- Vermicompost 5 t ha-1 + PSB + Azospirillum (each 5 kg ha-1) significantly recorded the maximum fresh yield (211.20 qha-1) of spinach beet which was found significantly superior over other treatments. Whereas, minimum fresh yield (178.86qha-1) of spinach beet was recorded under recommended NPK (100:50:50 kg ha-1). Among different treatments maximum B:C ratio (1:5.36) was recorded in the treatment of FYM 20 t ha-1.

Author(s) Details:

Moakala Changkiri,
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University, Nagaland 797106, India.

Waluniba,
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University, Nagaland 797106, India.

Aastik Jha,
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University, Nagaland 797106, India.

Yongkongtula,
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University, Nagaland 797106, India.

S. P. Kanaujia,
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University, Nagaland 797106, India.

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