Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola-444 101, Maharashtra, India
*e-mail: hdeshmukh975@gmail.com
Online published on 8 May, 2017.
Integrated use of chemical fertilizers, organic manures and biofertilizers registered higher values for growth, yield and quality parameters by Indian spinach significantly over sole use of chemical fertilizers or organic manures. Hence it is a needful to adopt a holistic view of integrated nutrient management to enhance the vegetative and reproductive attributes for potential value of spinach. The present investigation was aimed to addressing the growth yield and quality of spinach by combined application of recommended dose of fertilizers, vermicompost, RDF, Azotobacter and PSB. From the present study the treatment T7 (75% RDF + 0.825 t per ha vermicompost + 5 kg per ha Azotobacter + 5 kg per ha PSB) was found effective in relation to plant height, root length, average leaf area, dry weight of plant, moisture content chlorophyll content, fresh weight and yield while minimum number of days for first cutting was recorded with same treatment.
Beta vulgaris, Rhizobium, Phosphate solubalizing bacteria, Vermicompost, Nutrient management
