Effect of Organic and Inorganic Manure on Yield, Quality Trait and Economics of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Indo Gangetic Plain of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Abhishek Tiwari *
Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, (U.P) -208027, India.
Raj Kumar
Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Kumarganj Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ravindra Sachan
Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, (U.P) -208027, India.
Himanshu Tiwari
Department of Agronomy, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, (U.P.), India.
Saurabh Raj Pandey
Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during 2018-19 at Main Experiment Station Vegetable Farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) with a view to find out the effect of different combination of organic manures on yield, tuber quality and net income of potato. The 7 treatment combinations consisted of T1: Absolute Control, T2: FYM 30t ha-1 + PSB, T3: Poultry manure 5t ha-1 + PSB, T4: Vermicompost 7.5t ha-1 + PSB, T5: FYM 10t ha-1 + Poultry manure 1.7 t ha-1 + Vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1, T6: 67% N through Urea and 33% N through FYM + PSB, T7: Farmer practices FYM 15t ha-1 + Vermicompost 1t ha-1 + PSB were tested in randomized block design with 3 replication on the basis of experiment result it was revealed that treatment T6 shows better tuber yield (38.41 t ha-1),tuber yield grade wise i.e. 0-25g (1.93 t ha-1), 25-50g (11.52 t ha-1), 50-75g (14.58 t ha-1) and >75g (10.37 t ha-1) respectively, grade size of tuber per hill 0-25 (0.300 kg), 25-50 (0.800 kg), 50-75 (1.2 kg) and > 75 (1.2 kg),dry matter (17.63%), protein content of tuber (3.0 %) and protein yield (1152.30 kg ha-1). Higher values of economics viz., gross return (307280 ₹ ha-1), net return (218331 ₹ ha-1)and B:C ratio (2.45) in potato were observed with the application of 67% N through Urea and 33% N through FYM + PSB except cost of cultivation.
Keywords: Potato, poultry manure, protein, tuber, vermicompost