IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Influence Of Various Natural Farming Modules On Available NPK, Viable Microbial Count And Economics Of Seed Production On African Marigold (Tagetes Erecta L.) Cv. ‘Pusa Narangi Gainda’

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Anjay Singh Bisht , BS Dilta , Manish Kumar Sharma , HS Baweja , BP Sharma and Pardeep Kuma

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A field study during 2018 and 2019 was conducted at the experimental farm of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. Different doses of Jeevamrit applied through drenching (25ml/m2 , 50ml/m2 , 75ml/m2 and 100 ml/m2 ) and as foliar sprays (5%, 10%, 15% & 20%) at 15 days interval, alternatively + Brahmastra @ 2.5 % and Neemastra @ 2.5 % at 7 days interval, alternatively along with RDF and untreated control as well as organic module based on Trichoderma viride comprised in the treatment modules. The trial used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) layout, with 19 treatments replicated three times. M18 had the highest available N, P, and K values (454.30 kg/ha, 87.54 kg/ha, and 434.74 kg/ha, respectively), which were statistically comparable to M16 natural farming modules. M16, on the other hand, had the highest number of viable microbiological count of beneficial bacteria (119.17 105 cfu/g soil), fungus (17.33 103 cfu/g soil), and actinomycetes (14.00 102 cfu/g soil). Similarly, M16 had the highest benefit-to-cost ratio (3.69:1), which was closely followed by M12 treatment modules (3.63:1).So, the M16 modules. As a result, this M16 module is recommended to farmer for increasing the availability of nutrients and the maximum load of beneficial bacteria in the soil, which helps to improve the performance of African marigold cv. 'Pusa Narangi Gainda' in Himachal Pradesh's mid-hill condition

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