Use of Manure and Fertilizers in Capsicum Crop Under Protected Cultivation

In the present study an attempt has been made to study the use of manure and fertilizers in capsicum crop in six district of Punjab. In main season, glut of vegetable arises in the market which lowers down the price. Due to shortage of processing industry and storage infrastructure, off season vegetable is the viable option to enhance the income and quality of produce. The findings of the study revealed that 58.93 per cent of respondents applied farm yard manure to capsicum crop in protected cultivation out of which 36.36 per cent applied its recommended dose and 63.64 per cent of respondents applied more than recommended dose of farm yard manure to capsicum crop while 41.07 per cent of respondents did not applied farm yard manure to the crop. The study further revealed that in case of urea, 35.71 per cent of the respondents applied urea to crop while 64.29 per cent of them did not applied urea to capsicum crop in protected cultivation. All respondents who had applied urea to capsicum crop applied less than recommended dose of urea. All the respondents had applied Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) to capsicum crop out of which 53.57 per cent applied more than recommended dose and 39.29 per cent of respondents applied the DAP dose at less than recommended rate and about seven per cent of respondents applied DAP at the recommended dose to the capsicum crop under protected structures.