Impact of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) for Sustainable Production of Sprouting Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Planck)
Bankey Lal *
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
A. K. Dubey
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
I. N. Shukla
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Saurabh Dixit
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mahendra Kumar Yadav
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vipul Pratap Singh
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Satyendra Kumar
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The investigation was conducted at Vegetable Research Station, Kalyanpur, C. S. A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh during 2018-19 and 2019-20 to find out the effect of different levels of inorganic and organic fertilizers with the combination of biofertilizers on the sustainable production of sprouting broccoli. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. Results revealed that application of Vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1 + Azotobacter gave a significant effect on yield and yield attributing characters viz., days to first curd initiation, days to 50% curd initiation, stalk diameter, stalk length, curd diameter, curd length, curd width, days to curd maturity, weight of curd with guard leaves, weight of curd without guard leaves, weight of curd after 24 hours at room storage and curd yield as compared to other treatments.
Keywords: INM, sprouting broccoli, sustainable, curd yield.