Vol. 4 (5) : September-October 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (5) : 586-589 (September-October, 2013)
Effect of organic manures & inorganic fertilizers on growth, root yield & economics of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal.)
N. VIJAYA1, K.N. KATTIMANI2 and A.C. POLAIAH3*
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi - 591 310 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Asstt. Hortic. Officer, 2Dean, 3Ph.D. Scholar *(acpolireddy.hortico@gmail.com)
Subject : Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Food Shrub and Fruits
Paper No. : P-0541
Total Pages : 4
Received : 15 March 2013
Revised accepted : 11 October 2013
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Citation :
N. VIJAYA, K.N. KATTIMANI and A.C. POLAIAH. 2013. Effect of organic manures & inorganic fertilizers on growth, root yield & economics of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal.). Green Farming Vol. 4 (5) : 586-589 ; September-October, 2013
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was carried out at the Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi with 27 treatments of different combinations organic manures and inorganic fertilizers. Application of 5.0 tonnes FYM + 1.0 tonne vermicompost + 30 : 40 : 30 kg NPK per hectare recorded significantly maximum plant height (76.68 cm), number of leaves per plant (47.48) and dry root yield (9.33 q/ha). The highest net returns (` 37,945/ha) and the highest benefit cost ratio (1 : 4.07) were recorded with the combined application of 2.5 t FYM + 1.0 t vermicompost + 15 : 20 : 15 kg NPK per hectare.
Key words :
Ashwagandha, Economics, FYM, NPK, Root yield, Vermicompost, Withania somnifera.
