Studies on Various Levels of Organic Sources and Major Nutrients on Growth and Yield of Sprouting Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck)

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at the Vegetable Research Farm, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) during Rabi season 2021-22. The experiment consists of twenty-four treatment combinations of six sources of organic manure and four levels of major nutrients. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with replicated three times. Palam samridhi variety of broccoli was transplanted at spacing of 45x45 cm. Results of the experiment revealed that the growth characters of broccoli like plant height (cm), number of leaves plant-1, plant spread, stem diameter and Yield attributes viz total head yield per plot(kg) and total head yield (q/ha) were significantly higher under M6 (FYM 20t + Vermicompost 5 t + Poultry manure 5 t ha-1) source of manure which was at par application of M4 (Vermicompost 5 t ha-1) whereas in case of major nutrients it was significantly higher under application of (140:80:80 kg NPK ha-1) but it was at par with (120:60:60 kg NPK ha-1) and significantly superior to rest sources of organic manure.