Effect of organic manure and biofertilizers on growth and yield of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2020-21 tostudy the effect of organic manure and biofertilizers on growth and yield ofdill (Anethum graveolens L.). The eight treatment combinations of FYM,vermicompost and biofertilizers were tested in randomized block designwith three replications. Result indicated that organic manure andBiofertilizers significantly influenced growth and yield of dill. Significantly-1 -1highest biological yield (42.67 q ha )and seed yield (1.57 q ha ) with-harvest index (46.14%) were observed under treatment T7 [FYM (5 tonha1 -1 -1 -1) + Vermicompost (2 ton ha ) + Azotobacter (3 kg ha ) + PSB (5 kg ha )]compared to control. Findings suggested that application of biologicalfertilizers significantly increased seeds performance, biological yield perplant, plant height, fresh weight, dry weight, number of umbels per plant,number of seeds per umbel.