Effect of Different Organic Manures on Establishment of Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) cv. Coorg Purple and Coorg Yellow under Prayagraj Agro-climatic Conditions
Chonyaphi Vashum *
Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, (UP), India.
Samir E. Topno
Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, (UP), India.
Anita Kerketta
Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, (UP), India.
Vijay Bahadur
Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, (UP), India.
V. M. Prasad
Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, (UP), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment entitled “Effect of different organic manures on establishment of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) cv. Coorg Purple and Coorg Yellow under Prayagraj Agro-climatic conditions” was carried out at Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj during the year 2020-2021.The experiment were laid out in Randomized Block Design comprising of 8 treatments viz., T1 Control, T2 Poultry manure (100%), T3 FYM (100%), T4 Vermicompost (100%), T5 Control, T6 Poultry manure (100%), T7 FYM (100%) and T8 Vermicompost (100%), with three replications. The use of appropriate organic manure can help in its early growth, development & establishment and also there will be an efficient use of some of the animal wastes. The growing media here to be used are also cheap, efficient & easily available, suitable for the farmer’s use. Result showed that treatment T4 performed best in terms of plant height (86.77cm), number of branches plant (3.99) , number of leaves plant (40.33), stem girth (4.69mm), leaf area (124 sq/cm) and Chlorophyll Content (92.39 µmol per m2) .
Keywords: Passion fruit, organic media, FYM, vermicompost