Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Vikash Janghel, Deepak Kher, Arvind Ahirwal, Anil Prakash, Anand Rao Azad and Poonam Chourasiya

Abstract:
In the Rabi season of 2022-23, a field experiment was carried out at the SAGE University Agriculture Farm in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The study aimed to investigate the "impact of liquid bio fertilizers on yield and economics of Linum usitatissimum L. under irrigated conditions." The experimental design employed a randomized block layout, covering an area of 215 square meters, and featured ten distinct treatments involving organic nitrogen sources. These treatments included: Control-T₀ (no additional nutrients), T₁-N-260 g, P-300 g, K-200 g, T₂-N-260 g, P-300 g, K-200 g, with 15 kg of vermi-compost and 8 ml of liquid bio-fertilizer, T₃-N-260 g, P-300 g, K-200 g, with 3 kg of vermi-compost and 5ml of liquid bio-fertilizer, T₄-N-260 g, P-300 g, K-200 g, with 15 kg of vermicompost and 1.5 ml of liquid bio-fertilizer. The results of the experiment demonstrated that various growth and yield-related characteristics of linseed, such as plant height at 60 days after sowing and at harvest, the number of branches per plant at 60 days after sowing and at harvest, dry matter accumulation (in grams per plant) at 120 days after sowing and at harvest, root length (in centimeters) at 120 days after sowing and at harvest, root dry biomass (in grams per plant) at 120 days after sowing and at harvest, the number of capsules per plant, test weight (in grams), seed yield (in kilograms per hectare), and straw yield (in kilograms per hectare), all exhibited significantly higher values under treatment T₃ (N equivalent to 15 kg/ha through vermi-compost).