EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTING PARAMETERS OF KHARIF ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.)Ashutosh Upadhyay*1, Ram Batuk Singh2, Pranjal Singh1 and Bankey Lal and Vikash SinghAbstract The experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur U.P. An experiment was conducted during Kharif season in the years, of 2021-22 and 2022-23. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisted of T1- Control: T2- 100% RDF (NPK @ 120:60:80 kg/ha; T3- 75% RDF+ FYM 6 t/ha:T4- 75%RDF+ Vermicompost@2 t/ ha; T5- 75%RDF+FYM @ 3t/ha + vermicompost @1 t/ha; T6- 75%RDF + FYM @ 3t/ha+ Vermicompost @ 1t/ha+ Biofertilizer (Azotobacter +PSB @5kg/ha each) : T7 - 50% RDF + FYM @ 12t/ha; T8- 50%RDF + Vermicompost @ 4t/ha: T9- 50%RDF+ FYM @6t/ha + Vermicompos @ 2t/ha:T10 - 50%RDF + FYM @ 6t/ha + Vermicompost @ 2t/ha+ Biofertilizer (Azotobacter + PSB @ 5kg/ha each).Results revealed that the treatment T10 (50% RDF +FYM @ 6 t/ha + Vermicompost @ 2t/ha+ Biofertilizer (Azotobacter + PSB @ 5kg/ha each), performed better with respect to growth characters such as maximum values for plant height at 90 DAT, number of leaves per plant at 90 DAT, length of leaf at 90 DAT, and yield contributing characters, viz Polar diameter, Equatorial diameter, neck thickness of bulb. |