Response of NPK and Organic Manures on Growth, and Root, Yield of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) cv. Nantes
Pranjal Singh *
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
Anita Kerketta
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
Vijay Bahadur
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
Sameer E. Topno
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A trial was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm (HRF), Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during winter 2022 to study the “Response of NPK and Organic Manures on Growth and Root, Yield of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) cv. Nantes”. Results revealed that treatment T2 100% NPK emerged as superior over all other treatment combination in terms of Plant height 59.05 cm, Fresh weight of leaves per plant 137.18, Root yield per plot 4.30 kg, Yield 426.40 quintal/ha-1 T3 75%NPK + FYM number of leaves 19.88,T5 75% NPK + PM Fresh weight of plant 132.04 gm, Length of root 23.75 cm, Diameter of root 5.13 cm T7 50% NPK + VC 116.98 gm Showed higher B:C ratio (5.67) compared with the other treatments under Prayagraj Argo-Climatic conditions.
Keywords: NPK, vermicompost, farm yard manure, poultry manure, carrot