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Effect of Organic Fertigation on Yield and Quality of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum Var. Grossum Sendt.)


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Investigation on effect of organic fertigation on growth and yield of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum var. grossum Sendt.) was carried out at vegetable unit, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, during 2016-2017. There were nine treatment combinations including organic manures viz., farm yard manure, vermicompost, bio-stimulants (Humic acid and Sea weed extract) and organic fertigation with Neem cake (two levels viz., 1:20 and 1:40 dilution). Among the nine treatments, the treatment T7 (Humic acid granules @ 5g plant-1 + fertigation with Neem cake 1:20) exhibited the highest yield of 580.18 g plant-1, and it was followed T1 (RDF 250 :150:150 kg NPK ha-1) with 561.5 g plant-1. However, the lowest yield was recorded under T8 (FYM @125 g plant-1 + fertigation with Neem cake 1:40) with 319.6 g plant-1. Among the nine treatments, the per se effect of organic basal supplements derived from the treatment combinations revealed the superiority of humic acid over other organic supplements.

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Bell Pepper, Organic Fertigation, FYM, Vermicompost, Sea Weed Extract, Humic Acid.
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Authors

R. Devanathan
Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram (T.N.), India
K. Sekar
Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Chidambaram (T.N.), India

Abstract


Investigation on effect of organic fertigation on growth and yield of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum var. grossum Sendt.) was carried out at vegetable unit, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, during 2016-2017. There were nine treatment combinations including organic manures viz., farm yard manure, vermicompost, bio-stimulants (Humic acid and Sea weed extract) and organic fertigation with Neem cake (two levels viz., 1:20 and 1:40 dilution). Among the nine treatments, the treatment T7 (Humic acid granules @ 5g plant-1 + fertigation with Neem cake 1:20) exhibited the highest yield of 580.18 g plant-1, and it was followed T1 (RDF 250 :150:150 kg NPK ha-1) with 561.5 g plant-1. However, the lowest yield was recorded under T8 (FYM @125 g plant-1 + fertigation with Neem cake 1:40) with 319.6 g plant-1. Among the nine treatments, the per se effect of organic basal supplements derived from the treatment combinations revealed the superiority of humic acid over other organic supplements.

Keywords


Bell Pepper, Organic Fertigation, FYM, Vermicompost, Sea Weed Extract, Humic Acid.

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