Vol. 10 (6) : November-December 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (6) : 726-729 ; November-December, 2019
Effect of different organic manure on growth, yield and quality of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.) under Middle Gujarat condition
B.V. HIRPARA1*, NILESH CHAVDA2, P.S. PARMAR3 and H.L. DHADUK4
Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand - 388 110 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1Assistant Res. Scientist, 2SRF *(nileshkchavda21@gmail.com), 3Assistant Professor, 4Associate Research Scientist & Head
Subject : Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Food Shrub and Fruits
Paper No. : P-7716
Total Pages : 4
Received : 30 August 2019
Revised accepted : 25 October 2019
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Citation :
B.V. HIRPARA, NILESH CHAVDA, P.S. PARMAR and H.L. DHADUK. 2019. Effect of different organic manure on growth, yield and quality of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.) under Middle Gujarat condition. Green Farming Vol. 10 (6) : 726-729 ; November-December, 2019
ABSTRACT
The experiment was carried out at Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during the year 2015 to 2017 to evaluate the effect of different organic manure on the growth, yield and quality of Tulsi (Occimum sanctum L.). The experiment was consisting of seven treatments M1 : Control (No manure), M2 : FYM @ 10 t ha-1, M3 : FYM @ 15 t ha-1, M4 : Vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1, M5 : Vermicompost @ 7.5 t ha-1, M6 : Caster cake @ 1.5 t ha-1, M7 : Caster cake @ 2.5 t ha-1. There was significant effect of various treatments on growth and yield components of Tulsi. The significantly higher plant height, number of branches per plant, fresh and dry herbage yield was recorded by the treatment FYM @ 15 t ha-1. All the above parameters were lowest where no manures were applied (control). From these results it was clear that application of FYM @ 15 t ha-1 resulted in improving oil yield per ha.
Key words :
Dry herbage yield, Fresh herbage, Growth & yield attributes, Ocimum, Organic manure, Tulsi.
