Response of Integrated Nutrient Management Practices in Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra L.)

The present research was conducted in the academic year 2022-23 at Experimental Farm, Kharora, Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The experimented design was RBD with 8 treatments i.e. T1 (Absolute control), T2 (100% RDF), T3 (100% RDF + FYM @ 40 t/ha), T4 (100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 10 t/ha), T5 (75% RDF + FYM @ 40 t/ha + Azotobacter @ 5.0 kg ha-1), T6 (75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + PSB @ 5.0 kg ha-1), T7 (50% RDF + FYM @ 40 t/ha + Azotobacter @ 5.0 kg ha-1), T8 (50% RDF + Vermicompost @ 10 t/ha + PSB @ 5.0 kg ha-1). The maximum plant height (42.78 cm), plant spread (63.05 cm), leaf length (39.22 cm) and leaf breadth at harvest (33.03 cm) was recorded in treatment T4. In yield parameters maximum head weight (1.48 kg) and head yield (66.33 t/ha) was found in treatment T6. In terms of economics, best benefit to cost ratio (3.48) was observed in treatment T2. These results suggested that optimum production of red cabbage can be obtained with treatment T6 in terms of yield and treatment T4 in term of growth parameters.

Nikhil Sharma1 and Sandeep Kumar Singh*2 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 25-Nov-2024