Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield, plant and soil nutrient status in bottle gourd

The present study entitled on “Effect of Integrated nutrient management on yield, plant and soil nutrients status in bottle gourd” at Main Garden, Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, (MH) during the year 2012-13. The experiment conducted in Randomized Block Design with three replications using bottle gourd cultivar Samrat, with thirteen treatments, two kinds of organic manures (FYM and vermicompost) alone and in combination with bio-fertilizers viz. Azotobacter and PSB and reduced doses of chemical fertilizers were tested in comparison with control absolute. On the basis of results obtained, the application of 50 % RDF (50:25:25 NPK kg ha-1) +FYM 2.5 t ha-1 + vermicompost 1.65 t ha-1 and Azotobacter, PSB @ 5 kg ha-1 to the crop found sound integrated practice, in which it recorded maximum fruit per vine, yield per vine (7.61 kg), yield per hectare (380.61q). According to the plant and soil nutrient status the treatment was found to have maximum total leaf nitrogen (3.50%), Phosphorus (0.55%) and Potash (3.05%) and maximum available soil nutrient status (N-225.68kg ha-1, P-25.13kg ha-1, and K-381.81kg ha-1) after harvest was found in the same treatment.