Study on comparative efficacy of bio-organic nutrients on plant growth, leaf nutrient contents and fruit quality attributes of kiwi fruit
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The comparative efficacy of bio-organic nutrients on cropping behavior and fruit quality of kiwifruit was analyzed using farm yard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), biofertilizers (BF), green manure (GM), and vermiwash (VW). Among various treatments the combination of FYM at 15 kg/vine, GM, VC at 15kg/vine, BFat50-g/ vine and VW at 2kg/vine significantly improved cropping behavior. This superior combination also resulted in considerably greater amounts of leaf macro-and micronutrients: N (2.49%), P (0.26%), K (1.48%), iron (Fe: 208.0 mg/kg), copper (Cu: 17.8 mg/kg), zinc (Zn: 36.2 mg/kg), and manganese (Mn: 88.3 mg/kg),which might be responsible for better cropping behavior, productivity and nutrient profile for sustainable kiwi fruit production. It can be concluded that with use of various sources of bio-organic materials under organic farming regime, there will be sufficient improvement in fruit quality and plant nutrient contents.
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Keywords
Biofertilizer, Bio-organic nutrients, FYM, Green manure, Kiwi fruit, Vermiwash
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Deshpande, H.H. and Senapathy, P. (2010). Effect of green manuring and organic manures on yield, quality and economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under lowland condition. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Science, 23 (2): 235-238.
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Jackson, M.L. (1973). Soil and chemical analysis. Prentice Hall of India Private Limited New Delhi.
Kenworthy, A.L. (1964). Fruit, nut and plantation crops, deciduous and evergreen: a guide for Collecting foliar samples for nutrient elements analysis. Horticulture Department of Michigan State University, Mieneo pp. 1-39.
Maheshwari, T.V., Haripriya, K., Poonkodi, P. and Kamala, K.S. (2004). Effect of foliar application of organic nutrients on some quality indices and economics of chilli (Capsicum annum L.). Advances in Plant Science, 17 (1): 259-262
Osman, S.M. and Abd El-rhman, I.E. (2010). Effect of organic and Bio N-fertilization on growth, productivity of Fig tree (Ficus carica, L.). Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 6(3): 319-328.
Peck, G.M., Merwin, I.A. and Watkins, C.B. (2009). Maturity and quality of ‘Liberty’ apple fruit under integrated and organic fruit production systems are similar. Hort Science, 44(5): 1382-1389.
Pilania, S., Shukla, A.K. Mahawer, L.N., Sharma, R. and Bairwa, H.L. (2010). Standardization of pruning intensity and integrated nutrient management in meadow orcharding of guava (Psidium guajava L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 80(8): 673-678.
Rana, S.S. (2014). Technical manual-Organic farming. Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, C.S.K., Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidhyalaya, Palampur.
Schader, C. (2009). Cost-effectiveness of organic farming for achieving environmental policy targets in Switzerland. Ph.D. Thesis, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth Wales.
Sharma, S.D., Kumar, P., Bhardwaj, S.K., Yadav, S.K. (2011c). Screening and selecting novel AM fungi and Azotobacter strain for inoculating apple under soil solarization and chemical disinfestation with mulch practices for sustainable nursery management. Scientia Horticulturae, 130 (1): 164–174.
Singh, V.J., Sharma, S.D., Kumar, P., Bhardwaj, S.K., Gautam, H.R. (2010). Conjoint application of bio-organic and inorganic nutrient sources for improving cropping behaviour, soil properties and quality attributes of apricot (Prunus armeniaca). The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 80 (11): 981–987.
Umar, I., Wali, V.K., Kher, R. and Sharma, A. (2009). Impact of integrated nutrient management on strawberry yield and soil nutrient status. Applied Biological Research, 10: 22-25.
Yadav, S.K., Subash, B., Yadav, M.K., Singh, K., Yadav, G.S., and Pal, S. (2013). A review of organic farming for sustainable agriculture in Northern India. International Journal of Agronomy, 2013: Article ID 718145, 8 pages.
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Study on comparative efficacy of bio-organic nutrients on plant growth, leaf nutrient contents and fruit quality attributes of kiwi fruit. (2015). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 7(1), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v7i1.584
