Abstract
An investigation was carried out at experimental farm of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) on bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) having nine different treatment combinations. The trial conducted in two consecutive years (2018 and 2019) with Randomized Complete Block Design. The experimental results revealed that all the treatment combination performed significantly superior than control. The treatment T2: Seed treatment with Trichoderma spp. @ 10 g/kg seed + vermicompost @ 50 q/ha + Neem cake application @ 12g/plant + foliar application of NPV @ 1 g/l once in 7 days (after borers appearance) recorded highest plant height (62.59 cm), higher number of branches per plant (5.77), highest number of fruits per plant (21.02), maximum fruit weight (49.85) and highest fruit yield (1047.73 g/plant, 9.43 kg/plot and 310.44 q/ha) as compared to the control. In overall investigation, the results concluded that the application of Trichoderma sp. along with vermicompost, neem cake and NPV gives better results in bell pepper cultivation to obtain higher crop growth and yield.
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