Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth and Yield of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) cv. Ruby Queen

Shubham Kumar *

Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.), 222 002, India.

Hari Baksh

Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.), 222 002, India.

Rajaneesh Singh

Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.), 222 002, India.

Niraj Kumar Prajapati

Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.), 222 002, India.

Anant Kumar

Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.), 211 002, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

A field experiment was carried out to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on the growth and yield of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) cv. Ruby Queen. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design using ten treatments and three replications at the college farm of the Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari PG College, Jaunpur, (U.P.) during the rabi season of 2021-22. Integration of nutrient sources was comprised in the form of treatments viz. T1 - 100% NPK of RDF (70:110:70 Kg/ha), T2 -75% NPK of RDF + FYM (10 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ ha), T3 - 75% NPK of RDF + VC (3 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ha), T4 - 75% NPK of RDF + FYM (5 t/ha) + VC (1.5 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ha), T5 - 50% NPK of RDF + FYM (10 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ha), T6 - 50% NPK of RDF + VC (3 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ha), T7 - 50% NPK of RDF + FYM (5 t/ha) +VC (1.5 t/ha) + Azotobacter (10 Kg/ha) + PSB (10 Kg/ha), T8 - 75% NPK of RDF + FYM (10 t/ha), T9 - 50% NPK of RDF + VC (3 t/ha) and T10 - Control. Among all treatments, T4 (75% NPK of RDF + FYM + VC + Azotobacter + PSB) performed best for growth and yield parameters recorded significantly minimum number of days required for 80 percent germination of seedlings (2.68 days), highest plant height (50.24 cm), most leaves per plant (13.53), maximum leaf area (3227.50 cm2), higher chlorophyll content index (21.76), maximum root length (16.23 cm), root diameter (7.73 cm), root yield per plant (220.14 g), root yield per plot (4.40 Kg), root yield per hectare (22.014 t), and highest harvest index (0.91) was observed.

Keywords: Beetroot, growth, yield, INM, azotobacter, PSB


How to Cite

Kumar , Shubham, Hari Baksh, Rajaneesh Singh, Niraj Kumar Prajapati, and Anant Kumar. 2023. “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth and Yield of Beetroot (Beta Vulgaris L.) Cv. Ruby Queen”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35 (19):816-24. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193615.