Abstract

EFFECTS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASH WITH VERMICOMPOST EFFICIENCY ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF SWEET PEPPER (CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS) UNDER UTTARAKHAND HILLS CONDITION

*Abhishek Bahuguna, Bhagat S. Mengwal, B. P. Nautiyal and Sandhya Bahuguna

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted at the research farm of Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Gairsain, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, during the Kharif season on 2014 to find out the effects of optimum levels of fertilizer on growth and yield attributes of capsicum, consisting four levels of nitrogen (0, 40, 80 & 120 kg ha-1), three levels of phosphorus (0, 40 & 70 kg ha-1), three levels of potash (0, 30 & 60 kg ha-1) and one level of vermi compost (200 q ha-1) along with control on sweet pepper in randomized block design with three replications. Number of fruits plants-1, plants height at harvesting (cm), fruits length (cm), fruits width (cm), fruits weight (g), fruits maturity, fruits yield g plant-1, fruits yield kg plot-1 and fruits yield quintal hectare-1. Plant height at harvest, number of fruits per plant, fruits maturity and fruits yield increased significantly with T20 treatment (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and vermi-compost 120:40:60:20000 kg ha-1). However, fruits length, fruits width and fruits weight increased significantly with increasing T10 treatment (nitrogen, phosphorus and potash 120:40:60 kg per ha) level.

Keywords: Sweet pepper, nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, vermicompost, growth, yield. WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SJIF Impact Factor 5.210 Volume 5, Issue 2, 588-597 Research Article ISSN 2278 – 4357 Article Received on 09 Dec 2015, Revised