CROP RESEARCH
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 1to3

Combination effects of organic manures and chemical fertilizers on growth and certain physiological traits in mulberry

  • Author:
  • P. Srinivasulu Reddy, B. V. Naidu, B. Kasi Reddy, Ch. Satyanarayana Raju
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 279 to 283

Regional Sericultural Research Station, P. B. No. 50, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Online published on 19 March, 2018.

Abstract

A field trial was undertaken to study the combination effects of organic manures, biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on mulberry variety under irrigated conditions. The experiment comprised nine treatments viz., T0 (Control)-Recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (RDCF)+Recommended dose of farm yard manure. T1-Recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (RDCF), T2-RDFYM+Azotobacter biofertilizer (AB)+Vesicular arbuscular mychorrizae (VAM)+Green manure (GM)+Vermicompost (VC), T3-RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB, T4-50% RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB, T5-RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB+VC, T6-50% RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB+VC, T7-RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB+VC+GM and T8-50% RDCF+RDFYM+VAM+AB+VC+GM. Pronounced growth and physiological traits observed in T2 T7and T8 indicated that a mixture of organic manure could give the effects of chemical fertilizers. The results also indicated that 50% chemical fertilizers could be saved when different organic manures with biofertilizers are combined and used.

Keywords

Biofertilizers, Carbohydrates, Chemical fertilizers, Chlorophylls, Morus alba L, Mulberry, Nitrogen, Organic manures