Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Effect of Panchgavya and jivamrut on yield, chemical and biological properties of soil and nutrients uptake by kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Author(s): DM Patel, IM Patel, BT Patel, NK Singh and CK Patel
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Instructional Farm, Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar-385506, District Banaskantha (North Gujarat) during kharif 2011 to 2016 to study the effect of panchgavya and jivamrut on yield, chemical and biological properties of soil and nutrient uptake by kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L). The soil of experimental plot was loamy sand in texture, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorous and high in available potash. The 27 treatment combinations in the experiment comprised of 9 levels of panchgavya and jivamrut including RDF and control and three stages of application (branching, flowering and branching + flowering stages) were tried in randomized block designed with factorial concept. The results revealed that foliar spray of panchgavya @ 4 % + soil application of jivamrut @ 500 lit./ha recorded significantly higher pod yield (1563 kg/ha) than rest of the treatments but remained at par with treatments foliar spray of panchgavya @ 2 % + jivamrut @ 500 l/ha as soil application (Bn5) and (application of 100% RDN through FYM (Bn0). Application of bionutrients (panchgavya and jivamrut) at both the stages i.e. at branching and flowering stages recorded significantly the highest pod yield (1482 kg/ha) as compared to single application either at branching or flowering stage. Significantly the highest uptake of N, P and K by kernel and haulm was recorded by application of Panchgavya (6 % foliar spray) + Jivamrut (soil application @ 500 l/ha). Application of bionutrients at both the stages, i. e. at branching + flowering stage (S3) registered significantly higher uptake of N, P and K by kernel and haulm. The soil quality parameters such as the microbial count of bacteria and the chemical properties of the soil viz; available P, K and OC (organic carbon) in the soils are remarkably enhanced. Among various stages of application, population of rhizobium, azospirillum and azotobacter was noted the highest when panchgavya was applied both at branching and flowering stages to kharif groundnut as compared to application at individual stage only
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DM Patel, IM Patel, BT Patel, NK Singh, CK Patel. Effect of Panchgavya and jivamrut on yield, chemical and biological properties of soil and nutrients uptake by kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):804-809.
