1Dept of Environmental Science, Solapur University, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
2Dept of Environmental Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Online published on 8 May, 2017.
A field experiment was carried out at the outdoor nursery of Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur to study the effects of organic and chemical fertilizers on different grass species after harvesting the cluster bean yield. Agricultural solid waste was used for preparation of vermicompost and NADEP compost as well as municipal solid waste was used for preparing pit compost. Five treatments were considered with three replications. The organic and chemical fertilizers were applied to the each plot according to recommended doses of fertilizers. Subsequent to harvesting of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus) crop, the soil on plots was ploughed and after 60 days the varieties of grass species were grown in the same plots. Total nine varieties of grass specimens were recorded and identified in overall plots with different fertilizers treatments. Clipped grass species were taken out for estimating average fresh and dry weight of each grass specimens per plot and weights were noted. Composition of grass species was assessed by harvesting individual grass in each plot and was compared for the grass species richness with application of different treatments of organic and chemical fertilizers with control. Results clearly indicate that application of vermicompost had the highest species composition and fresh and dry weights (gm/grass species) as compared to application of remaining fertilizer treatments. Total highest number of verities of grass species observed per plot were recorded in the plots with application of vermicompost as compared to remaining fertilizer treatment plots and then followed by the plot having treatment with chemical fertilizers.
