ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
K. MOHAN KUMAR1*, E. SOMASUNDARAM2, S. MARIMUTHU3
1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
2Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
3Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India
* Corresponding Author : mohanagronomy@gmail.com
Received : 26-10-2016 Accepted : 15-11-2016 Published : 30-11-2016
Volume : 8 Issue : 58 Pages : 3158 - 3161
Int J Agr Sci 8.58 (2016):3158-3161
Keywords : Vermicompost, Panchavgavya, 3G extract, Yield, Snake gourd
Academic Editor : Kumar Shalu, Kaur Tejdeep
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : I wish to pledge my special thanks to my parents and to the Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore for the meticulous supervision, incessant and unceasing inspiration, laudable counseling, mellifluous help and sustained encouragement.
Author Contribution : None declared
A field experiment was conducted in the farmer field at Kethanur village, Palladam taluk, Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu during kharif season of 2015-2016 to assess the effect of organic inputs on growth and yield of snake gourd. The results showed that application vermicompost along with panchagavya spray increased 17.4 % yield of snake gourd compared to other organic inputs. Appreciable improvement in growth characters like vine length (8.69 m), stem girth (4.89 cm), dry matter production (8964 kg/ha), and yield attributes viz., fruits per plant (15.20), fruit weight (662.80 g/fruit), and yield (10.07 kg/plant, 20.15 t/ha) of snake gourd were observed with application of vermicompost + panchagavya spray (3%) which was comparable with vermicompost + 3G extract @ 3%. Finally, it can be concluded that use of vermicompost with panchavgaya spray which is economically viable as well as ecologically safe is almost important to improve the productivity of snake gourd