Effect of on farm produced organic bio enhancers on yield and quality of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Mexican Single under sodic condition

The present experiment was undertaken to study the “Influence on farm produced organic bio enhancers along with mulch on different aspects of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Mexican Single under sodic soil condition”. An experiment was conducted at MeS Horticulture, A.N.D.U.A.T., Kumarganj, Ayodhya during 20192020 and 2020–21 in Randomized Block Design with three replications in each twelve treatments. The treatments include RDF, Amritpani, Cow Pat Pit, Jeevamrita, and Vermiwash along with FyM. The observations on vegetative and floral attributes were recorded. Among growth parameters plant height and plant canopy were observed. Maximum growth in plant height and plant canopy was exhibited in C.P.P. (T₆) and Jeevamrita (T₈), respectively. All the floral parameters varied significantly among treatments. Flowering attributes like days taken for first spike emergence, spike length (96.73 cm and 97.26 cm) and number of spikes per plant (4.09 and 4.10), and bulb characteristics such as number of bulb per hill (7.37and 7.73) and bulb size (4.29 cm and 4.51 cm) were found to have significant increase in treatment T₆ and T₈. The interpretation of the data reveals that sole application of bio enhancers in combinations with mulch significantly affected the quantitative and qualitative characters of tuberose. Therefore it is concluded that application of C.P.P. + organic mulch and Jeevamrita + organic mulch showed statistically significant improvement in vegetative and flowering attributes because cow pat pit showed increase in soil fertility and life of soils by stimulating humus formation, increasing microbial life, earthworm activity; and promoting root growth.