Authors : D. N. Gholap, B. K. Auti and A. S. Wabale
Page Nos : 247-251
Description :
Current agriculture is depending upon gradually more use of chemical fertilizers. Such chemical fertilizers can cause unfavourable effect on soil fertility. Use of bio-fertilizers in agriculture will help in harmless effect on the soil health and also the quality of crop products. A good number of the algae are associated with the plant roots which can improve the crop yield and soil richness. In present work fresh water algae are collected from rivers and canals of Rahata tahsil. This collected fresh water algae are shade dried and a fine powder was made. This powder was used for preparation of aqueous and Indian khillar cow urine extracts of various concentrations. A leafy vegetable, Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) was used as a tested plant. Seeds of safflower were soaked with this algal extract concentration. Study was conducted during rabbi season 2020 by designing Randomized Block Design (RBD) method. The 20% algal extract with cow urine tested for its potential as a liquid biofertilizer on Safflower showed significant positive results. Fresh leaves after 60 DAS treatment showed maximum increase in nutrient composition.
