Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522, Kerala, India
*Corresponding Author: S.R. Kavya, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522, Kerala, India, Email: srkavyaa@gmail.com
Online published on 15 October, 2020.
Kunapajala is a fermented liquid organic manure mentioned in Vrikshayurvedha and now a days popular among farmers. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the soil and foliar efficacy of 2% and 5% herbal and non-herbal Kunapajala on plant growth by using bhindi. Kunapajala treatment was compared with inorganic fertilizers, Panchagavya and fish amino acid. Foliar application of 5% non-herbal Kunapajala recorded the highest growth and yield attributes such as plant height (124.4 cm), number of branches (3.73), leaf area index (1.42), dry matter production (3845.51 kg ha−1, number of fruits per plant (25.5), length of fruits (15.24 cm), girth of fruits (7.22 cm), average fruit weight (20.8 g) and yield (20.78 t ha−1).
Bhindi, Fish amino acid, Kunapajala, Panchagavya, Yield
