Vol. 4 (2) : March-April 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (2) : 194-196 (March-April, 2013)
Effect of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on root yield and seed yield of Ashwagandha
N. VIJAYA1, K.N. KATTIMANI2 and A.C. POLAIAH3*
Deptt. of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi - 591 310 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Assistant Horticulture Officer, 2Dean, 3Ph.D. Scholar *(acpolireddy.hortico@gmail.com)
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. : P-0541
Total Pages : 3
Received : 06 October 2012
Revised accepted : 06 March 2013
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Citation :
N. VIJAYA, K.N. KATTIMANI and A.C. POLAIAH. 2013. Effect of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on root yield and seed yield of Ashwagandha. Green Farming Vol. 4 (2) : 194-196 ; March-April, 2013
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on root and seed yield of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) during 2007-08. In all, there were 27 treatment combinations with three levels of FYM, vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers (NPK). The result of the present investigation indicated that root and seed yield were increased with higher levels of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers. Significantly higher fresh and dry root (531.36 g/plot and 403.20 g/plot, respectively) yield and seed yield (192.47 kg/ha) were obtained with the combined application of 5.0 t FYM + 1.0 t vermicompost + 30 : 40 : 30 kg NPK per ha.
Key words :
Ashwagandha, Organic manures and inorganic fertilizers, Root yield and seed yield.
