Open AccessEFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON YIELD PARAMETERS OF MEDICINAL COLEUS (COLEUS FORSKOHLII BRIQ.)
Author(s) -
C. Muruganandam,
R. Ezhilnilavu,
S. Sivasankar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plant archives/plant archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-6063
pISSN - 0972-5210
DOI - 10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.s1.411
Subject(s) - coleus , medicinal plants , azotobacter , biofertilizer , randomized block design , microbial inoculant , biology , crop , crop yield , horticulture , agronomy , botany , inoculation , genetics , bacteria
Medicinal coleus is one of the most important medicinal crop in India. It plays an important role in medicinal industries. The demand of tuberous roots are high but the production is low. Therefore, the research was conducted to know the “Effect of Integrated nutrient management on yield of medicinal coleus (Coleus forskohlii Briq.)” at Sirukalathur village, Ariyalur District – Tamilnadu during 2018-2020. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with ten treatments and three replications. The plants are treated by using different combination of organic manures (Fym, neem cake and castor cake) and inorganic fertilizers (NPK) along with bio-fertilizers (Azospirillum and Azotobacter). Among these various treatments the plants treated by T5 (75 % RDF + FYM @ 15 t ha-1 + Castor cake @ 2 t ha-1 + Azotobacter @10 kg ha-1) is influenced the yield attributes of medicinal coleus like, maximum number of tuberous roots plant-1, root length, root girth and fresh and dry weight of tuberous roots ha-1