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AUTHOR(S):

R. Singaravel

 

TITLE

Integrated Nutrient Management on the Yield and Nnutrition of Medicinal Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba L.) in a Coastal Soil

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ABSTRACT

The productivity of crops in coastal soils are low owing to salinity, poor organic matter, nutrient availability, leaching, etc, Alternate land use involving the cultivation of medicinal plants has a greater scope of improving farm income due to increasing demand and export potential.  One field experiment was carried out in a farmer’s field in coastal sandy soil which was analyzed for pH 6.74 and EC 1.52 dS m-1.  The soil had an organic carbon content of 0.32 percent and available nutrient status was low in N and medium in P and K. The treatments evaluated were  T1 – Absolute Control, T2 – Recommended NPK, T3 – FYM alone @ 12.5 t ha-1 , T4 – Humic acid alone @ 20.0 t ha-1, T5 – 75 % NPK + FYM @ 12.5 t ha-1, T6 - 75 % NPK + Humic acid  @ 20.0 kg ha-1, T7 - 50 % NPK + FYM @ 12.5 t ha-1, T8 – 50 % NPK + Humic acid @ 20.0 kg ha-1, T9 – T5 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + Panchakavya foliar spray, T10 – T6 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + Panchakavya foliar spray , T11 – T7 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + panchakavya foliar spray and T12 – T8 + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + Panchakavya foliar spray. The experiment was carried out in Randomised Block Design with three replications. The medicinal plant Gloriosa superba was grown as a test crop. The results of the field experiment indicated the beneficial effect of INM treatments in increasing the growth and yield of Glory lily.  Among various treatments evaluated,  T10- 75 percent NPK + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + Humic acid 20 kg ha-1 +  Panchakavya foliar spray accounted for higher plant height ( 148.5 ),  number of branches ( 5.32 ), number of pods per plant ( 179 )  and seed yield  ( 21.24 g  plant-1 ). This treatment also significantly increased the major nutrient N, P, and K content in haulm and seed of Glory lily.

KEYWORDS

Integrated Nutrient Management, Medicinal Glory lily, yield and nutrition, coastal soil

 

Cite this paper

R. Singaravel . (2022) Integrated Nutrient Management on the Yield and Nnutrition of Medicinal Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba L.) in a Coastal Soil. International Journal of Agricultural Science, 7, 123-128

 

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