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Vermicompost and biofertilizers for improved tomato productivity and soil properties in degraded soils of lower Himalayas

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Title Vermicompost and biofertilizers for improved tomato productivity and soil properties in degraded soils of lower Himalayas
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Creator Pawan Sharma
H.C. Sharma,
P. Singh
R. Prasad
 
Subject Azotobacter chroococcum, Soil phosphatase, Soil respiration: Tomato, Vermicompost Piriformospora indica,
 
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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.
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Date 2020-03-05T08:38:12Z
2020-03-05T08:38:12Z
2013-09-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33568
 
Language English
 
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