Effect of growth promoters and fertilizers on growth performance of patchouli in the nursery

An experiment was conducted during 2021-2022 at the research farm of AICRP on Agroforestry, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra to study the effect of growth promoters and fertilizers on growth performance of patchouli under nursery. The results indicated that the application of treatment of Konkan Annapurna briquettes (KAB) 4 + indole butyric acid (IBA) 1,500 ppm + gibberellic acid (GA) 1,500 ppm + Azotobacter 4 g per plant was significantly superior and resulted in maximum collar diameter (6.67 mm), number of leaves per plant (72.33), plant height (63.33 cm) and number of branches per plant (5.93) at 45 DAS as compared to all other treatments. The treatment also resulted in maximum leaf area (3,012.50 mm²) and survival percentage along with some other treatments. Hence, this treatment could be used to get better crop of patchouli in the nursery.