Influence of Poultry manure and Sugarcane molasses on the growth and yield of Radish (Raphanus sativus) L.var. “Beeralu Rabu”

Abstract

A pot experiment was carried out to determine the effect of poultry manure and sugarcane molasses on the growth and yield of Radish (Raphanus sativus) L.var. “Beeralu Rabu”. This experiment was designed in a completely randomized design (CRD) with ten replications. Treatments were Recommended NPK inorganic fertilizers (T1), 10 t/ha Poultry manure, Half dosage of recommended NPK(T2), 10 t/ha Poultry manure ,1 t/ha Sugarcane molasses , Half dosage of recommended NPK(T3): 10 t/ha Poultry manure, 2 t/ha Sugarcane molasses ,Half dosage of recommended NPK(T4),10 t/ha Poultry manure, 3 t/ha Sugarcane molasses , Half dosage of recommended NPK (T5), 10 t/ha Poultry manure , 4 t/ha Sugarcane molasses , Half dosage of recommended NPK (T6).Results revealed that plants grown in 10 t/ha Poultry manure, 3 t/ha Sugarcane molasses , Half dosage of recommended NPK (T5) showed significantly (p < 0.05) better performance in the measured growth parameters viz. Plant height (34.7cm), Number of Leaves , Diameter of the edible root (4.96 cm) , Fresh weight of the edible root (39.28 g), Chlorophyll content ,Fresh weight of shoot ( 19.85 g )and Dry weight of shoot (4.02 g) of the Radish plant while the lowest performance was observed in control (T1). Therefore, it could be concluded that 10 t/ha Poultry manure, 3 t/ha Sugarcane molasses, Half dosage of recommended NPK (T5) can be used to enhance the growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus) L.var. “Beeralu Rabu”