INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN DILL (Anethum sowa Roxb)

PRADIP SINGH¹, I.S. NARUKA², R.P.S. SHAKTRAWAT³*, O.P. SINGH⁴, R. GALLANI⁵, D.K. PATIDAR^6
1Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
²Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
³Department of Agronomy, KVK, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
⁴Department of Plant Physiology, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
⁵Department of Soil Science, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
⁶Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 458001, India
* Corresponding Author : rpssbkn@yahoo.co.in

Received : 06-02-2018     Accepted : 13-02-2018     Published : 15-02-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 3       Pages : 5134 - 5136
Int J Agr Sci 10.3 (2018):5134-5136
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.10.3.5134-5136

Keywords : Dill, NPK, Vermi-compost, Azotobacter, PSB
Academic Editor : Dr Al-kazafy Hassan Sabry, Dr Eleonora Nistor
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474002
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2016-17 at Horticultural experimental farm, College of Horticulture Mandsaur to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of dill (Anethum sowa Roxb). The eight treatment combinations of different fertilizers doses, vermicompost and biofertilizers were tested in randomized block design with three replications. Integrated nutrient management significantly influenced different growth, yield and quality parameters of dill. Application of treatment 100 % NPK + 5 tons Vermi-compost/ha + PSB 5 kg/ha and Azotobacter 5 kg/ha gave significant maximum plant height (168.1 cm), branches plant-1 (45.8), fresh weight of plant (336.1 g plant-1), dry weight of plant (109.3 g plant-1), umbel plant-1(99.6), umbelletumbel-1(34.0), seed umnellet-1(22.4), seed umbel-1(745.2), seed yield (17.50 q ha-1), straw yield (29.00 q ha-1), biological yield (46.50 q ha-1), test weight seed(3.87 g) and essential oil content of seed (3.35 %) as compared to all other treatments tested.

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