Integrated Nutrient Management on Carrot {Daucus carota L.) throughUse of Vermicompost

摘要

The results show that the application of nutrients in the form of organic and inorganic fertilizers improved vegetative growth and also increase the production of marketable roots to significant extent. Considerable variations in the contribution of vermin compost(VC) and FYM were also observed. The application of VC with judicious level of NPK improved growth and economic yield (20.78 t/ha and 21.10 t/ha during 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively) with higher carotene content The judicious applicationof NPK along with VC is able to exert remarkable influence on growth, development and marketable root production including carotene content and thus helps in augmenting economic benefit through cultivation of carrot under red and lateritic soil condition.