Vol. 1 (6) : November-December 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (6) : 576-579 (November-December, 2010) (New Series)
Yield and quality of betelvine (Piper betle L.) as influenced by integrated nutrient management
USHA C. THOMAS1* and S. CHANDINI2
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 522 (Kerala)
Designation : 1Asstt. Professor, 2Professor
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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USHA C. THOMAS and S. CHANDINI. 2010. Yield and quality of betelvine (Piper betle L.) as influenced by integrated nutrient management. Green Farming Vol. 1 (6) : 576-579 ; November-December, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
A field study to evolve an integrated nutrient management practice for improved productivity and quality of betelvine was undertaken at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, and Thiruvananthapuram. Although there was a varying trend in the response to substitution and type of organic manures, in general an increasing trend in growth and yield characters of betelvine was observed as the nitrogen application was increased from 60 to 90 kg ha-1 during both the years of crop growth. During both the years, highest yield was recorded by NC + urea in 2:1 and 1:1 ratio at 90 kg N ha-1. In first year PM + urea in 2:1 ratio and in second year FYM + urea in 2:1 ratio were found to be equally effective. NC + urea in 2:1 ratio at 90 kg N ha-1 recorded 59 per cent higher yield than farmer's practice, the control treatment
Key words :
Betelvine, Integrated nutrient management, Piper betle.
