20May 2017

EFFECTS OF VERMICOMPOST ON BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF BENGAL GRAM (CICER ARIETINUM L.)VAR. RSG-896 IN FIELD CONDITIONS.

  • Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India.
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Vermicomposting is a system of farming which does not use any form of chemical fertilizers or other agro-chemicals and pesticides. It is dependent entirely on organic sources for crop nutrition and crop husbandry. In this context a field experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replication in the field located in Bambala, Tehsil- Sanganer, Jaipur. The objective of the experiment was to find out the effects on different combination of vermicompost on the biochemical attributes of Bengal gram (Cicerarietinum L.) var. RSG-896. In field experiment consisted of six treatment levels of vermicompost i.e. T1 which was control level (soil without vermicompost), T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 of Bengal gram (Cicerarietinum L.) var. RSG-896. In total eighteen plots were maintained. Plants were harvested at three stages i.e. pre-flowering, peak-flowering and post-flowering stages. The results showed an encouraging effect of vermicompost. With the increase in vermicompost level Nitrogen, Protein, Carbohydrate and phosphorus contents increased to 40.21, 40.17, 47.39 and 12.49% respectively.

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[Preeti Shrimal and T. I. Khan. (2017); EFFECTS OF VERMICOMPOST ON BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF BENGAL GRAM (CICER ARIETINUM L.)VAR. RSG-896 IN FIELD CONDITIONS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 661-666] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Preeti Shrimal
Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4161      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4161

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