Abstract

A field experiment was carried out using groundnut variety VRI 2 in coastal sandy soil in Pichavaram coastal village near Chidambaram which represented sandy texture and had a pH-7.44, EC-0.12 dSm-1 and available NPK of 139, 15 and 143 Kg ha-1, respectively. The experiment conducted were nine treatments viz., T1 – Absolute control, T2 - 100% RDF Alone, T3 - 125% RDF Alone, T4 - 100% RDF + Press mud @ 10 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract, T5 – 100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 6 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract, T6 – 100% RDF + Coirpith Compost @ 6 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract, T7 – 125% RDF + Press mud @ 10 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract, T8 – 125% RDF + Vermicompost @ 6 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract, T9 – 125% RDF + Coirpith Compost @ 6 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract. The result revealed that application of 125% RDF + Press mud @ 10 t ha-1 + Sea weed extract (T7) recorded higher values in parameters viz., plant height (63.30cm), Leaf area index (1.48), Number of leaves (45.30), Dry matter production (3816), Pod yield (2157), Kernel yield (1119), nitrogen uptake (68.92), phosphorus uptake(12.64), Potassium uptake (12.64), Calcium uptake (61.57), Magnesium uptake (23.64) and BC ratio (2.88).

Highlights

  • Kamble, 2008) [10].Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the In nutritional point of view, groundnut is important legume family (Fabaceae) native to South America because they provide essential fatty acids, and and presently grown in tropical countries

  • Materials and methods The present investigation was carried out to find out the Performance of groundnut (Arachis hypogea) to different soil fertility amendments in coastal sandy soil

  • A field experiment was conducted at farmers field Pichavaram coastal village near Chidambaram which represented sandy texture and had a pH-7.44, EC-0.12 dS m-1, Chidambaram taluk, Cuddalore district

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Summary

Introduction

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the In nutritional point of view, groundnut is important legume family (Fabaceae) native to South America because they provide essential fatty acids, and and presently grown in tropical countries. It is an provide nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, annual herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50cm tall. Soil application of pressmud biocompost in India is derived from groundnut The combined application of composted coirpith and humic acid leads to increased production of indole acetic acid (IAA) in plants (Parasuraman and Mani, 2003) [8]

Materials and methods
Results and discussion
Leaf area index
Pod yield and haulm yield
Crop nutrient uptake and post harvest soil nutrient status

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