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VOL. 4, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Effect of vermicompost and microbial inoculants on growth parameters of chia crop under Hill zone of Karnataka
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Asif M H, Ravikumar M, Sadashiv Nadukeri, Nandish M S, Dhananjaya B C
Abstract
Field experiment was carried out to study the “Effect of vermicompost and microbial inoculants on growth parameters of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) crop” under hill zone of Karnataka at Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Thirthahalli during 2020-21. The experiment comprised of eleven treatments and three replications and it was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD). The study revealed that among different treatments, plants treated with vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + Azotobacter + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria + Potassium solubilizing bacteria (T11) recorded higher plant height (93.03 cm), number of branches (23.13), number of leaves (110.30), total fresh weight of plant (424.53 g/plant), total dry weight of plant (135.90 g/plant), leaf area per plant (4407.59 cm2/plant) and leaf area index (1.63). The same treatment (T11) also recorded maximum total chlorophyll (2.42 mg/g of fresh weight). The study indicated that application of vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + Azotobacter + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria + Potassium solubilizing bacteria was found optimum for realizing higher growth parameters in chia, followed by vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + Azotobacter (T7) and vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (T8) under hill zone of Karnataka. On the base of research results, vermicompost and microbial inoculants application can be used in improvement of growth of chia crop.
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Pages:11-14
How to cite this article:
Asif M H, Ravikumar M, Sadashiv Nadukeri, Nandish M S, Dhananjaya B C "Effect of vermicompost and microbial inoculants on growth parameters of chia crop under Hill zone of Karnataka ". International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 11-14
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