Record ID No. |
1407 |
Author(s) |
Anant Bahadur., Jagdish Singh., Singh K. P. , 2004 |
Affiliation |
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, 1 Gandhinagar, PO Box 5002, P.O. BHU, Varanasi 221 005, India. |
Title |
Response of cabbage to organic manures and biofertilizers |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Indian Journal of Horticulture. 61(3): 278-279p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Manuring |
Host |
Cabbage(Brassica oleracea) |
Organism |
Azospirillum, AMF, Bacteri(PSB) |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
Field experiments were conducted during 2001/02 and 2002/03 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India to evaluate the effects of organic manures and biofertilizers on the growth and yield of cabbage. There were 13 treatments consisting of 4 organic manures (farmyard manure (FYM), pressmud, digested sludge and vermicompost) in combination with 3 biofertilizers (Azospirillum, vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms (PSM)) plus the control (recommended NPK only). FYM, digested sludge and pressmud were applied at 10 t/ha, whereas vermicompost was given at 5 t/ha. Azospirillum and PSM were inoculated onto 5-week-old seedlings, whereas VAM was inoculated onto the soil near seedling roots. All treatments received the recommended dose of NPK (120:60:80 kg/ha). Pressmud + VAM recorded the highest values for all parameters studied, i.e. number of outer leaves (13.3), fresh weight of outer leaves (476.67 g), number of inner leaves (31.7), head weight (1616.67 g), head length (16.8 cm), head diameter (15.5 cm) and head yield (602.67 q/ha).. |