**Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -695522
***Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar - 263145, Uttarakhand
Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Trivananthapuram, Kerala -695522
*Current address: College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur - 680656
Online published on 6 May, 2013.
Application of organic manures and microbial inoculants were effective in increasing dry matter production of kasthuri turmeric (Curcuma aromatica Salisb.). Full dose of vermicompost, affected biomass accumulation, followed by full dose neem cake + microbial inoculants (mi), combined application of organic manures + mi and farm yard manure (FYM) + mi. All treatments recorded significantly superior harvest index.
Kasthuri turmeric, leaf area index, microbial inoculants (mi), organic manures, harvest index