Vermicompost as soil supplement to enhance growth, yield and quality of Triticum aestivum L.: a field study

International Journal of Recycling Organic Waste in Agriculture

مقاله 15، دوره 2، شماره 1، اسفند 2012، صفحه 16-0   

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.1186/2251-7715-2-16

نویسندگان

Rakesh Joshi¹؛ Adarsh P Vig¹؛ Jaswinder Singh²

¹Guru Nanak Dev University

²Khalsa College

چکیده

Background: Vermicompost (VC) made from cattle dung as raw material was used as soil supplement in the plots of size 4.5 x 4.5 m. Five treatments were given viz. Soil (control), VC@5 t/ha, VC@10 t/ha, VC@20 t/ha and NPK (recommended by PAU, Ludhiana) in triplicates in a Randomized Block Design (RBD). A total of 50 plants were selected randomly for the assessment of growth and yield of wheat Triticum aestivum L.. Results: Most of the growth, yield and quality parameters were found to be maximum in NPK treatment. All the growth, yield and quality parameters in vermicompost treatments varied significantly from control though differences within various vermicompost treatments were not found to be significant. Conclusion: It has been observed that there is no significant difference on applying higher doses of vermicompost and lowest dose (5 t/ha) is as effective as higher doses. So, vermicompost application is cost effective.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Vermicompost. Plant growth. Earthworm. Triticum. Plants quality