Effect of organic farming practices on growth, yield, quality and economics of onion (Allium cepa) in dry zone of Karnataka
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v59i2.4561Keywords:
Crop production, Enriched biodigested liquid manure, Onion, Organic farming, Panchagavya, VermiwashAbstract
The field experiment was conducted during summer 2012 and winter season ( rabi) of 201213 to study the ef-References
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Table 4. Economics of onion as influenced by various organic sources of nutrients (pooled mean of 2 years)
Treatment Cost of Gross Net Benefit:
cultivation returns returns cost
(103 /ha) (103 /ha) (103 /ha) ratio
T1, BDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha 93.6 231.0 137.4 2.47
T2, BDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of vermiwash (3%) 94.7 243.9 149.3 2.57
T3, BDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of panchagavya (3%) 95.2 249.7 154.5 2.62
T4, BDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha 103.1 376.0 272.9 3.64
T5, BDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of vermiwash (3%) 103.9 383.8 280.0 3.69
T6, BDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of panchagavya (3%) 104.5 390.4 285.9 3.73
T7, EBDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha 98.8 305.2 206.3 3.08
T8, EBDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha+ 3 sprays of vermiwash (3%) 99.7 315.0 215.3 3.16
T9, EBDLM at 75 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of panchagavya (3%) 100.2 318.9 218.8 3.18
T10, EBDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha 108.2 445.0 336.8 4.11
T11, EBDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha+ 3 sprays of vermiwash (3%) 109.5 460.7 351.1 4.20
T12, EBDLM at 100 kg N eq./ha + 3 sprays of panchagavya (3%) 110.4 472.0 361.6 4.27
T13, RDF (30 t FYM +125:50:75 kg N: P2O5:K2O /ha) 102.8 395.2 292.4 3.84
Cost of BDLM
15/litre; EBDLM
25/litre; FYM,
/tonne; Vermicompost,
,000/tonne; Panchagavya,
/ha ; Vermiwash,
/ha; Selling price of onion,
,000/quintal for summer onion and
,200/q for rabi onion BDLM, Bio-digested liquid manure (applied at 25, 50 and 75 DAS); DAS, Days after sowing; EBDLM, Enriched bio-digested liquid manure (applied at 25, 50 and 75 DAS); FYM, Farmyard manure; PG, Panchagavya (applied at 30, 60 and 75 DAS); RDF, Recommended
dose of fertilizer; VW, Vermiwash
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