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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33568| Title: | Vermicompost and biofertilizers for improved tomato productivity and soil properties in degraded soils of lower Himalayas |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | Pawan Sharma H.C. Sharma, P. Singh R. Prasad |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2013-09-01 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Azotobacter chroococcum, Soil phosphatase, Soil respiration: Tomato, Vermicompost Piriformospora indica, |
| Publisher: | Not Available |
| Citation: | Not Available |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | In order to improve tomato productivity and restore soil health of degraded agriculture lands, different combinations of biofertilizers with vermicompost, FarmYard Manure (FYM) or inorganic fertilizers were compared.Vermicompost was found better than FYM in available phosphorus, nitrogen, and presence of beneficial microbes like phosphorus solubilizing bacteria andAzotobacter spp.A tomato pot experiment was conducted with degraded soils under five nutrient sources i.e. inorganic fertilizers (urea and single super phosphate), vermicomposts, FYM, inorganic fertilizers andFYM(50:50) and absolute control (no fertilizer). Biofertlizers,Azotobacter chroococcum andPiriformospora indica were applied to all main treatments keeping un-inoculated controls. Tomato seed germination and growth of tomato nurseries were found to be the best under vermicompost treatments. Tomato yielded highest and almost double under vermicomposts as compared to all other treatments. Biofertilizers showed a significant effect on tomato yields in all the treatments except in vermicompost treatment, which showed higher yields even without biofertilizers due to better native microbial flora. Soil organic carbon, soil moisture, respiration rate and phosphatase activities were found significantly higher in organic treatments with maximum under vermicompost and biofertilizers. It was concluded that vermicompost not only improved tomato productivity but also improved certain soil properties of a degraded soil. |
| Description: | Not Available |
| ISSN: | Not Available |
| Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | Indian Journal of Soil Conservation |
| NAAS Rating: | 5.28 |
| Volume No.: | 41(3) |
| Page Number: | 274-278 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33568 |
| Appears in Collections: | NRM-IISWC-Publication |
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