Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
Growth, yield and quality parameters of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) as influenced by application of different organic manures and decomposers
Author(s): Karale Gangadhar, N Devakumar, Vishwajith and Lavanya G
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at research and demonstration block of Research Institute on Organic Farming (RIOF), UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2017-2018 to study the combined effect of different sources of organic manures and decomposers on growth, yield and quality parameters of chilli fruits. The experiment was laid out on Factorial Randomized Block Design with 12 treatments and replicated thrice. Irrespective of the decomposers treatments, application of vermicompost on N equivalent basis had recorded significantly higher growth parameters viz., plant height, leaf area, leaf area index and total dry matter accumulation (82.76 and 87.37 cm at harvest, 868.68 and 903.97 cm2 plant-1 at 90 DAT, 1.45 and 1.51 at 90 DAT, 32.43 and 36.33 g plant-1 at harvest during 2017 and 2018 season) and quality parameters viz., ascorbic acid, capsaicin content, oleoresin quantity and TSS content (120.89 and 125.28 mg 100 g-1, 10.77 and 11.37 per cent, 63.56 and 66.86 per cent and 3.49 and 3.29 0Brix) during 2017 and 2018 season of Chilli fruits as compared to application of FYM, poultry manure and sheep manure. Irrespective of organic manures treatments, jeevamrutha application had recorded significantly higher plant height (86.16 and 91.05 cm at harvest), leaf area (904 and 941.73 cm2 plant-1 at 90 DAT), leaf area index (1.51 and 1.57 at 90 DAT), total dry matter accumulation (33.76 and 37.89 g plant-1), ascorbic acid (124.26 and 129.08 mg 100 g-1), capsaicin content (11.07 and 11.70 per cent), oleoresin quantity (65.46 and 69.66 per cent), TSS content (3.63 and 3.43 0Brix), N content (2.08 and 2.13 per cent), P (0.35 and 0.39 per cent) content and K content (2.41 and 2.40 per cent) as compared to application of microbial consortia and NCOF-decomposer during both Seasion.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1g.8299
Pages: 473-482 | 2243 Views 1217 Downloads
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Karale Gangadhar, N Devakumar, Vishwajith, Lavanya G. Growth, yield and quality parameters of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) as influenced by application of different organic manures and decomposers. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):473-482. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1g.8299
