STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CASTOR CAKE AND POULTRY MANURE WITH AND WITHOUT BIOFERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION (Allium cepa L.)
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STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CASTOR CAKE AND POULTRY MANURE WITH AND WITHOUT BIOFERTILIZERS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION (Allium cepa L.)
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MOHAMMAD ISMAIL SADAT
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MALLA REDDY, K
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DIFFERENT, LEVELS, CASTOR, CAKE, POULTRY, MANURE, BIOFERTILIZERS, GROWTH, YIELD, QUALITY, ONION
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A field experiment entitled “Effect of different levels of castor cake and poultry manure with and without biofertilizers on growth, yield and quality of onion cv. Light Red” was conducted during Rabi 2007-2008 at Student Farm, College of Agriculture, Rajeandranar. The treatments consisted of three levels of castor cake( 4 , 6 and 8 t/ ha ) and three levels of poultry manure ( 6 , 10 and 14 t / ha ) with and without biofertilizers { Azotobacter + Phosphorus solubolizing bacteria (PSB) + Potash mobilizing bacteria ( KMB) @ 5 kg ha-1 }. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications. Among the different treatments, castor cake @ 8 t / ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha has recorded higher plant height at harvest over poultry manure at different levels with and without biofertilizers but was on a par with Castor cake @ 6 t / ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha, Castor cake @ 4 t / ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha, Castor cake @ 8 t / ha, Castor cake @ 6 t / ha and RDF (120N, 60 P and 80 K kg / ha ). On the other hand, a significant reduction in plant height was noticed with poultry manure at different levels with and without biofertilizers. The treatment, castor cake @ 8 t / ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha has recorded highest leaf area over RDF (120 N, 60 P and 80 K kg / ha) and different levels of poultry manure with and without biofertilizers at 90 DAT but was on a par with castor cake @ 6 t / ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha. Further the treatment, castor cake @ 8 t / ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha has recorded higher leaf and bulb dry matter production over rest of the treatments, but was on a par with castor cake @ 6 t / ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha. No significant difference in bulb length and diameter were observed among the different treatments except poultry manure @ 6 and 10 t/ha which produced the lowest bulb length and diameter. The highest bulb weight and yield were recorded with castor cake @ 8 t/ ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha but was on a par with castor cake @ 6 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha in respect of bulb yield ha -1. No significant difference was observed among the various treatments in respect of TSS and total sugars. The castor cake @ 6 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha has recorded lower PLW of onion bulbs at 60 days of storage over rest of the treatments, but was on a par with castor cake @ 4 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha and Castor cake @ 8 t/ha. The treatment with castor cake @ 8 t / ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg/ha recorded higher total uptake of N, P and K in whole plants compared with other treatments. The treatment, castor cake @ 4 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha recorded maximum net returns because of lesser cost of production and high rate obtained for the organically produced of onion compared with others. The results of the present experiment revealed that though the castor cake @ 8 t/ ha + Azotobcter + PSB + KMB 5 kg / ha produced higher bulb yield over other treatments but was on a par with Castor cake @ 6 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha. Therefore, Castor cake @ 6 t/ha + Azotobacter + PSB + KMB @ 5 kg / ha is recommended under organic cultivation for obtaining higher yield with quality onion bulbs in Red sandy loam soils of Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. |
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2016-07-30T14:00:52Z
2016-07-30T14:00:52Z 2008 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/70294
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en
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D8322;
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application/pdf
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ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD
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