Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2021)

Author(s):
Akanksha Singh, Shiv Sankar Soni, Rohit K Singh, Manish Kumar Singh and Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Abstract:
Broccoli is one of the most popular exotic vegetable grown throughout the world. It belongs to the Brassicaceae family. It is a rich source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, foliate and supplies about 15 Kcal Energy. The present investigation is entitled “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield and Quality of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)" was undertaken at Department of Horticulture, SHIATS, Allahabad, during the year 2012-2013. The experiment was laid out in simple R.B.D. with three replications and nine treatments separately Studies showed that, significant effect on the height of plant (43.47cm), spread of plant (48.47cm), number of leaves (16.87), stem diameter (2.50), minimum no. of days to first Harvest (69.33),, curd diameter (10.13 cm), number of freuds per curd of broccoli (15.67), total weight of plant without roots (962.33g), fresh weight of curd (403.67g), dry weight of curd (57.53g), high yield (21.53t /ha), and quality [T.S.S (4.33⁰ Brix) and vitamin C (115.93 mg / 100g of edible portion)], PH (4.07), maximum gross return (258,347.00 Rs. ha ^-1), net return (175,508.00 Rs. ha ^-1) and Benefit: cost ratio (3.12) was observed maximum in treatment with (T₅) 75% NPK+25% vermicompost + Azospirillum.