Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ORGANICS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF WHEAT UNDER SOUTH GUJARAT CONDITIONS, INDIA

Rajkumar D. Shinde, B.N. Kolambe, D.G. Jondhale and V.P. Parmar

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Certified Organic Farm, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari to study the effect of different organics on growth, yield and economics of wheat (GW-496) during rabi season of 2011-12 and 2012-13. The results revealed that treatment receiving application of 100% BC:VC:CC in equal proportion on equivalent basis of RDN as well as spraying of 1% enriched banana pseudostem sap significantly increased the growth and yield parameters, wheat yield as well as net benefit as compared to rest of the organics N treatments and different liquid formulations sprays, respectively. While, organic treatments also produced numerically higher growth and yield of wheat as well as maximum net benefit (Rs. 35170 ha-1) and benefit:cost ratio (1.87) than chemical control.