Influence of organic nutrient management practices on beetroot growth, yield, and soil microbial population
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jefa.2026.21.1.25Keywords:
Organic, beetroot, growth, yield, microbial population.Abstract
The experiment to study the effect of organics on beet root growth and yield along with soil microbial population was conducted during rabi season 2023-24 at the Instructional cum Research Farm, Biswanath College of Agriculture (AAU), Biswanath Chariali with twelve treatments viz., T1 (control), T2 (FYM 20 t ha-1), T3 (vermicompost 5 t ha-1), T4 (poultry manure 5 t ha-1), T5 (enriched vermicompost 5 t ha-1), T6 (FYM 10 t ha-1 + vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1), T7 (FYM 10 t ha-1 + poultry manure 2.5 t ha-1), T8 (FYM 10 t ha-1 + enriched vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1), T9 (vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1 + poultry manure 2.5 t ha-1), T10 (vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1 + enriched vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1), T11 (poultry manure 2.5 t ha-1 + enriched vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1), and T12 (RDF, i.e., N.P.K. @ 60:100:60 kg ha-1 + FYM 10 t ha-1).
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