Soil Parameters of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) under Treatment with Inorganic Fertilizers and Vermicompost
Amit Raj Singh
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211 007, U.P., India.
Ram Bharose *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211 007, U.P., India.
Tarence Thomas
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211 007, U.P., India.
Neha Toppo
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211 007, U.P., India.
Mudit Tripathi
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj - 211 007, U.P., India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The objective of study to show the effect of inorganic fertilizers sources with vermicompost on soil parameters of carrot. For this experiment, a randomized block design was implemented, featuring three levels for both NPK (0%, 50% and 1OO%) and Vermicompost (0%, 50%, and ,1OO%). The treatments were replicated three times and allocated random of each replication. The result shows that significant in pore space (%), water holding capacity, organic carbon and available NPK in depth wise findings. Treatment T9 [NPK @ 100% + Vermicompost @ 100%] has shown best in all parameters of soil compared toT1 [(control) NPK @ 0% + Vermicompost @ 0%]. Application of NPK and Vermicompost increased growth, yield of carrot and improved also physical and chemical properties of soil.
Keywords: Carrot, physico-chemical properties, NPK and vermicompost