CROP RESEARCH
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 1and2

Effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on growth and yield of turmeric (curcuma longa L.)

  • Author:
  • Gaura Pandey, Rajshree Pandey, Kamlesh Ahirwar, K.N Namdeo1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 246 to 249

1Ex-Professor (Agronomy), College of Agriculture, Rewa-486 001 (Madhya Pradesh), India

Department of Botany Government, Girls P. G. College, Rewa-486 001 (Madhya Pradesh), India

Online published on 19 March, 2018.

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during rainy-cum-winter seasons of 2009–10 and 2010–11 to study the effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on growth and yield of turmeric var. PCT-8. Amongst the applied organic sources of nutrients, farm yard manure (FYM) @ 10 t/ha resulted in maximum growth, yield attributes, yield and net income. The maximum fresh yield of rhizomes was 103.81 q/ha with additional net income (Rs. 23600/ha) over control. Application of 100% recommended inorganic sources of nutrients (N180P60K120) yielded 101.82 q/ha with additional net income (Rs.l0300/ha) over control. Thus, FYM was found most remunerative under the existing agro-climatic conditions of Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh.

Keywords

Inorganic sources, Nutrients, Organic, Turmeric