Effect of Certain Types and Doses of Organic Manures on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.) at Temperate Hill Ranges of Bharsar, Uttarakhand

In a study of response of foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.) to different types and doses of organic manures namely, FYM, compost and vermicompost, it was seen that vermicompost @ 15 t ha^-1 consistently witnessed to provide superior performances in all the traits under study like quickest germination (4 days), highest germination per cent (77.33%). Also, tallest plant height (8.63 cm), longest leaf length (6.64 cm), maximum leaf count per plant (9.26), widest plant spread (11.22 cm), total fresh and dry biomass (2.73 g plant^-1 and 0.71 g plant^-1, respectively), widest leaf area (15.36 cm²), longest root length (10.80 cm) and highest root diameter (1.67 mm) were being recorded in vermicompost @ 15 t ha^-1 at 90 DAS and were found statistically significant.