Effect of nutrients on performance of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) under eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis) based agroforestry system
Keywords:
growth parameter, forestry, turmeric intercrops, eucalyptus tree crop, randomized block design (RBD), fertilizer inorganic, FYM, NPK and agroforestry systemAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Herbal Garden Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.). During the season of 2021-22 with a view to study the “Effect of Nutrients on Performance of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Under Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis) Based Agroforestry System”. The field experiment was conducted on turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) intercrops under Eucalyptus tree crop were used to grown and treatment was replicated three times in randomized block design (RBD) with plant spacing 40 cm x 30 cm. The soil of experimental field was clay to loam soil. The investigation, There were The fertilizer mixture FYM and NPK were used, which were applied at different concentrations in turmeric intercrop in eight treatments viz., T1: - 100 % recommended dose of fertilizer inorganic (N:P:K-120:60:60 Kg ha-1), T2: - 75 % of fertilizer inorganic, T3:- 50 % of fertilizer inorganic, T4:- 75% of fertilizer inorganic + 25 % FYM, T5:- 50 % of fertilizer inorganic + 50 % FYM, T6:- 25 % of fertilizer inorganic + 75 % FYM, T7: - 100 % FYM and T8:- control zero fertilizer. The crop growth parameters i.e., Plant height (cm), No. of Leaves tillers-1, No. of tillers plant-1 and Collar diameter (mm) were significantly superior in the treatment T1 (100 % recommended dose of fertilizer inorganic (N:P:K- 120:60:60 Kg ha-1) at different crop growth stages at 30, 60, 90, 120 and at harvest. On the basis of above findings, treatment T1 (100 % recommended dose of fertilizer inorganic (N:P:K-120:60:60 Kg ha-1) stand could be better performance first in position and T4 (75% of fertilizer inorganic + 25 % FYM) stand in second order of preference. However, treatment T5 (50 % of fertilizer inorganic + 50 % FYM) comes in next in order. Therefore, it may be concluded that treatment T1 (100 % recommended dose of fertilizer inorganic (N:P:K- 120:60:60 Kg ha-1)) may be prefer for higher growth in crop turmeric.
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Velmurugan M. M.Sc thesis, TamilNadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 2002.
