Abstract
This paper reports the influence of vermicomposts prepared from cow dung and house hold waste on the growth and flowering of marigold crop. A total of seven potting media were prepared containing soil, cow dung vermicompost and cow dung + house hold waste vermicompost. The fertility status of soil and vermicomposts was quantified. In these media, growth and flowering of marigold plant seedlings was studied for 60 days. The results showed that the vermicomposting process converted the cow dung and household waste into a highly stabilized product having C:N ratio <20.0. The NPK content of vermicomposts was higher than soil. The plant grown in vermicompost-containing potting media had 2.3 times more plant height than control. Results showed that the addition of vermicompost, in appropriate quantities, to potting media has significantly positive effects on growth and flowering of marigold seedlings including plant biomass, plant height, number of buds and flowers. It was concluded that addition of vermicompost, in appropriate quantities, to potting media has synergistic effects on growth and yield of marigold.
Highlights
Introduction This paper reports the influence of vermicomposts prepared from cow dung and house hold waste on the growth and flowering of marigold crop
The results showed that the vermicomposting process converted the cow dung and household waste into a highly stabilized product having C:N ratio\20.0
It was concluded that addition of vermicompost, in appropriate quantities, to potting media has synergistic effects on growth and yield of marigold
Summary
This paper reports the influence of vermicomposts prepared from cow dung and house hold waste on the growth and flowering of marigold crop. The fertility status of soil and vermicomposts was quantified In these media, growth and flowering of marigold plant seedlings was studied for 60 days. Higher usage of fertilizers and pesticides has desired more irrigation causing additional stress on water sources (Yadav and Garg 2011). Ground water pollution due to leaching of agrochemical is other ill-effects on environment. Organic fraction of solid wastes contains significant quantities of plant nutrients. These wastes cannot be directly applied to the agricultural fields since these can destroy the natural fertility of the soil and may lead to phytotoxicity. The availability of nutrients to plants from organic manure is
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