2017•International Journal of Farm SciencesRequires access
Effect of organic manures on plant growth and fruit yield of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) cv Chandler
Hari Ram Jat, Vivek Kumar, Babu Singh Tanwar
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Abstract
The investigations were undertaken in the Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad during Rabi season (2014-2015) to see the effect of organic manures on plant growth and fruit yield of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) cv Chandler. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design having 12 treatments and 3 replications. The treatment comprising vermicompost @ 8 tonnes/ha + poultry manure @ 6 tonnes/ha was found to be statistically significant compared to other treatment combinations which recorded highest plant height (24.27 cm), plant spread (33.80 cm), number of leaves/plant (14.07), petiole length (8.53 cm), number of flowers/plant (3.20) and number of fruits/plant (92.83 g). The highest yield was also obtained under the same followed by vermicompost @ 8 tonnes/ha and lowest was obtained under the treatment comprising poultry manure @ 6 tonnes/ha + sheep manure @ 12 tonnes/ha.