Effect of different level of Vermicompost and FYM Organic manure on growth and yield of Cucumber intercropped with Citrus based Agroforestry System

摘要

The present study was conducted to find out the effect of different level of vermicompost and FYM organic manure on growth and yield of Cucumber intercropped with Citrus based Agroforestry at Forest nursery and Research Centre, SHUATS, Prayagraj, India, during June – September 2017. The experiment was laid in a Randomized Block Design with 9 treatments and 3 replications. The results indicated maximum plant height 86.15 cm at 30 days, 272 cm at 60 days, 370 cm at 90 days in T 8 treatment. The number of branches/plant maximum was recorded (2.80) at 30 days, 3.40 at 60 days, 3.51 at 90 days in T 8 . The maximum number of leaves 19.73 at 30 days, 83.87 at 60 days, 119.89 at 90 days in T 8 , number of days for first flowering 31.24 days in T 8 , maximum days are taken for 50% flowering 43.33% in T 8 . Maximum harvest is 56.00 days in T 8 , maximum number of fruit/plant (62.67), maximum fruit diameter 14.80 cm,maximum fruit length (15.03 cm), maximum fruit weight (198.93 g), fruit yield per plot (11.87), fruit yield per ha (296.75 q/ha). Therefore, the results showed that the best treatment T 8 was more effective in yield and significantly improved the growth parameters as well as the quality of plants.