Effect of Different Levels of Organic Manure Combination and Irrigation on Nutrient Uptake of Bhindi Karthikeyan P. Gayathri*, Rani T. Sajitha**, Sheela K.R. Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Pin: 695522 *email: gayathrikpappu@yahoo.com
**sajitharani2003@yahoo.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract An experiment was conducted at College of Agriculture, Vellayani to standardize the organic manuring schedule for bhindi and to assess the effect of different levels of organic manure combination and irrigation on nutrient uptake of bhindi from June 2009 to September 2009. The organic nutrient combination (17 t ha−1FYM + 2.83 t ha−1vermicompost + 1.47 t ha−1glyricidia leaves) gave the highest uptake values for N, P and K. The significant increase in nutrient uptake resulted in the highest total fruit yield. The highest total fruit yield ha−1was recorded by the treatment (N 1) in which 100% nitrogen was applied as organic (10.58 t ha−1) which was on par with RDF (9.82 t ha−1). Also, the interaction between different levels of nutrients and irrigation significantly influenced the N P K uptake of bhindi. The highest level of organic nutrient combination along with mulched condition resulted in highest uptake values for N, P and K. Top Keywords Farmyard manure, vermicompost, glyricidia leaves, nutrient uptake, yield. Top |