Effect of Organic, Inorganic and Bio-Fertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Turnip (Brassica rapa L.)

Abstract

The experiment was carried out with title “Effect of organic, inorganic and bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of Turnip (Brassica rapa L.) cv. Purple Top White Globe” at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science, Prayagraj (U.P) During October 2021 to December 2021. The experiment was laid out in RBD with 9 treatments with 3 replications. The results revealed that Treatment T8 (75% RDF through chemical fertilizers + 25% through vermicompost + PSB + Azotobactor) performed the best in terms of days to Plant Height (44.44 cm), No. of Leaves (22.26), Leaf length (30.08 cm), shoot weight (23.93 g), root length (8.19 cm), root diameter (6.62 cm), root yield per plant (117.25 g), root yield per hectare (234.51 q/ha), TSS °Brix (5.5), B:C Ratio (4.46:1). Therefore, the Treatment T8 (75% RDF through chemical fertilizers + 25% through vermicompost + PSB + Azotobactor) is the best when compared to other treatments. As the highest benefit cost ratio was observed in treatment T8 (75% RDF through chemical fertilizers + 25% through vermicompost + PSB + Azotobactor) i.e., (4.46:1) which states that it is economically profitable compared to all other treatments.