Vol. 7, Issue 7 (2018)

Author(s):
Geethu BL, Dr. S Saravanan, Dr. VM Prasad, Gokul P and Rinchu Baby

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on plant growth and fruit yield of bitter gourd (Momomordica charantia ) under Allahabad agro climatic conditions “cv. Preethi” was under taken at vegetable research field, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad during kharif season (2017-2018). The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design with 12 treatments and each replicated thrice. The treatments consist different combinations of micronutrients i.e., urea DAP, MOP, FYM, poultry manure, vermicompost. Among these 12 treatments, treatment T₈ (25% NPK+2tonnes of vermicompost+5 tonnes of poultry manure) was recorded the maximum vine length (236.41), maximum fruit yield per plant( kg)(2.61 ), maximum weight of fruits (57.77).T₈ is the better treatment combination of applying plant growth and fruit yield of bitter gourd.