Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management with OUAT Consortia on Nutrient Uptake of Kewda in North Eastern Ghat Zone of Odisha, India | Chapter 3 | Agricultural Sciences: Techniques and Innovations Vol. 5

 

Kewda (Pandanus odoratissimus) is one of the most remunerative crops of Ganjam district of Odisha, as 95% of kewra flowers exported from India are collected from areas surrounding Berhampur city in the district. One on-farm experiment was conducted in Ganjam district to evaluate the effect of integrated nutrient management on Kewda yield and growth. Three treatments were taken, i.e., T1-STBF (soil test based fertiliser)+ FYM @15kg/pit thrice, T2-STBF+FYM @15kg/pit thrice +Inoculation of OUAT (Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology) Cosortia bio-fertiliser to the rhizosphere on the date of planting, T3- Fym 20kg/pit/year (control). Results revealed that T2 significantly enhanced flower yield, producing 44 flowers per plant with a fresh weight of 21 kg/100 flowers, which was 53% higher compared to the control. Plant girth (18.4 cm) and number of leaves (10.0) were also higher under T2 than in the control (16.4 cm girth and 5.2 leaves). The findings indicate that integrated application of STBF, FYM, and OUAT consortia biofertilizers can substantially improve kewda productivity and growth under farmer field conditions in Ganjam district.

 

 

Author(s) Details

D. K. Debata
RRTTS, G. Udayagiri, India and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ganjam-II, Golanthara, India.

 

D. Sarangi
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ganjam-II, Golanthara, India and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha, India.

 

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