Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to the study of “Integration effect of NPK with Vermicompost and Boron on Yield and Economics of Brinjal
(Solanum melongena L
.)” during
Kharif season 2017 at Horticulture Farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner (Jaipur). The experiment consisted of 18 treatments
viz., INM levels (control, 100% NPK, 75% NPK + 25% vermicompost, 50% NPK + 50% vermicompost, 25% NPK + 75% vermicompost and 100% vermicompost) and boron levels (control, 100 ppm and 200 ppm). The total 18 treatment combinations were tested in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. The application of 50% NPK + 50% vermicompost increased fruit girth (14.75cm), number of fruit plant
-1 (11.06), fruit yield plant
-1 (0.91kg), as compared to control but statistically at par with 25% NPK + 75% vermicompost. The application of boron (200 ppm) significantly increased fruit girth (14.33 cm), number of fruit plant
-1 (10.99), fruit yield plant
-1 (0.89kg), as compared to control and boron (100 ppm). The application of 50% NPK + 50% vermicompost or boron (200 ppm) gave maximum net return of 246634 Rs. ha
-1 and 246660 Rs. ha
-1 respectively but significantly higher B: C ratio observed under treatment N
1(100% NPK) or boron (200 ppm) 3.16 and 3.07 respectively.
Bhagchand Yadav, AK Soni, OP Garhwal and Manju Netwal. Integration effect of npk with vermicompost & boron on yield and economics of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(1):1637-1640.