Research article

RESPONSE TO ORGANIC MANURES AND PLANT GEOMETRY IN KALMEGH (ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA NEES.) : WAY TO REDUCE EXPLOITATION OF FOREST

S. K. Shakywa1, K.C. Meena*2, Nitin Soni 3, D.K. Patidar 4 and B.K. Patidar5

Online First: December 13, 2022


The experiment was taken at department of Plantation, Spice, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture, RVSKVV, Mandsaur (M.P.) during 2019-20 in factorial RBD design replicated thrice with two organic manures along with control and three plant spacing. Result revealed that vermicompost @ 3 t ha-1 had higher plant height (13.89, 31.16, 44.71, 55.37 and 55.58 cm), number of primary branches (6.85, 9.50, 13.41, 15.28 and 15.37), chlorophyll content (16.97, 31.51, 45.92 and 54.89), leaf area (8.42, 49.28, 107.75, 135.46 and 135.57), fresh weight (10.28, 20.05, 45.14, 83.91 and 83.95) and dry weight (0.63, 4.47, 9.52, 33.19 and 33.24) over other organic manures, similarly 30×30 cm had maximum plant height (13.75, 30.73, 43.84, 53.37 and 53.67), number of primary branches (6.19, 8.34, 12.26, 14.14 and 14.26) chlorophyll content (16.12, 30.09, 44.29 and 52.52), leaf area (7.99, 46.96, 106.88, 133.71 and 133.88), fresh weight (10.28, 19.58, 43.96, 83.21 and 83.25) and dry weight (0.62, 4.38, 9.43, 32.41 and 32.46) among the other spacing. In the interaction of vermicompost @ 3 t ha-1 along with 30×30 cm spacing shown similar finding at 30, 60, 90, 120 DAT and harvest, respectively.

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