Journal of Krishi Vigyan
Open Access
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Response of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash on growth, yield and quality of onion bulbs during kharif season

1SMS (Hort.), BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar

2SMS (Soil Sc.), BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar

3SMS (Agronomy), BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar

4SMS (Animal Sc.) Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rohtas, BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rohtas-802212 (Bihar) BAU, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar

*Corresponding Author's Email: ratantat977@gmail.com

Online published on 29 September, 2018.

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2015 and 2016 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rohtas district of Bihar with cv. Agri found Dark Red to study the effect of different combinations of N, P and K application on growth, yield and quality characters of Kharif onion. In this experiment, different levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium significantly affected the growth, yield and quality of onion significantly. The application of N, P2O5 and K2O significantly increased total onion yield with the combination of 120 kg, 80 kg and 60 kg/ha, respectively and it was found most appropriate combination of nutrients with respect to growth and yield of the Kharif season onion.

Keywords

Bulb, Fertilizers, Growth, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash, Quality, Onion, Yield