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

By R. Joshi, A. Vig, Jaswinder Singh. International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 2013

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BackgroundVermicompost (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..ResultsMost 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.ConclusionIt 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.

Subfields: Plant Science, Soil Science

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In Plant Science

1. R. Joshi
2. Jaswinder Singh
3. A. Vig

In Soil Science

1. R. Joshi
2. Jaswinder Singh
3. A. Vig

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• Vermicompost as an effective organic fertilizer and biocontrol agent: effect on growth, yield and quality of plants (2015, background): “Joshi et al. (2013) studied the effect of vermicompost on growth, yield and quality of wheat and compared it with application of chemical fertilizers.”