Response of Organics and Foliar Spray of Water Soluble Fertilizers on Chemical Parameters of Byadgi Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) in a Vertisol Thulasiramireddy T*, Bidari B.I., Chari Manjunatha Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka *email: thulasi097@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract A field experiment wasconducted during kharif 201314 and 2014–15 on Byadgi chilli with different sources of organic manures along with foliar application of water soluble fertilizers to study the chemical parameters of Byadgi chilli. The experiment consists of four main treatments as organics, M1-Recommended Package of Practices (RPP){Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (RDF) + 25 t ha−1 FYM}, M2-50 per cent N through FYM + 50 per cent inorganic N, M3-50 per cent N through VC + 50 per cent inorganic N, M4-50 per cent N through FYM and VC + 50 per cent inorganic N and four sub treatments as water soluble fertilizers, S1-KNO3 @ 1 per cent, S2-K2SO4 @ 1 per cent, S3-19: 19: 19 @ 1 per cent, S4-KNO3+ K2SO4+ 19: 19: 19 each @ 1 per cent along with one control (RPP + water spray) with three replications. The design adopted was split plot. Results revealed that 50 per cent substitution of N through vermicompost recorded highest total ash content, total sugars and moisture content and lowest was recorded in the treatment that received recommended package of practice. Foliar application of different water soluble fertilizers has not shown any significant effect on chemical parameters of chilli. Top Keywords organic manures, total ash, total sugars, moisture content. Top |