Authors : P. Tiwari, R.N. Deshmukh and R. H. Mahakhode
Page Nos : 159-162
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Abstract:
Green revolution technologies supported by policies and fuelled by agrochemicals, machinery and irrigation are known to have enhanced agricultural production and productivity.Conventional crop growing practices leads to high degree of crop specialization while organic cultivation leads to diversity of crop. In this paper an attempt has been made to evaluate the effect of cocopeat in various combination of vermicompost and cowdung compost on growth of different types of vegetables.The tallest plants of 66 cm ,92cm, and 43cm height of brinjal, tomato and chilli respectively were observed when treated with 1:3 ratio of vermicompost and cowdung i.e. 5 kg and 15 kg respectively. Highest no of fruits calculated per plant were 63, 61, 46 in chilli, Brinjal and tomato respectively in the cocopeat medium supplemented with higher cowdung compost.
Keywords: Cocopeat, cow dung, vermicompost, Organic cultivation, Conventional.
