Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Nutrient content of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) as infuenced byirrigation, fertigation and mulching
Author(s): K Raja Babu, HP Sumangala, TR Rupa and AVD Dorajee Rao
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru during kharif 2016 to study the effect of fertigation, irrigation and mulching on nutrient content in African marigold. The results revealed that greater nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in plant when treated with irrigation at 1.0 Evapo-replinishment and fertigation with 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) and polyethylene mulching followed by 0.8 Evapo-replinishment and fertigation with 100% RDF and polyethylene mulching in three successive stages of pant growth. Similar observed in micronutrients (iron, manganese, zinc and copper) as well. There was an increase in nutrient content from vegetative stage to full bloom stage. Among the treatments, the minimum nutrient uptake was recorded in 0.6 ER and soil application of normal fertilizers @ 100% RDF without Mulching.
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K Raja Babu, HP Sumangala, TR Rupa, AVD Dorajee Rao. Nutrient content of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) as infuenced byirrigation, fertigation and mulching. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):1854-1857.
