Effect of Biofertilizers, Cow Urine, Vermicompost and IBA on Performance of Cutting of Fig (Ficus carica L.)
Ritu Patel
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur (C.G.), India.
Sarita Agrawal *
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur (C.G.), India.
G. L. Sharma
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur (C.G.), India.
G.D. Sahu
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur (C.G.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment was conducted at Horticulture Farm, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during the year 2022-2023 in Kharif and Rabi season. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design with ten treatments and three replications. The different treatments were viz. T0: Control, T1: PSB @ 5ml/kg of rooting media, T2: Azotobacter @ 5ml/kg of rooting media, T3: Azospirillum @ 5 ml/kg of rooting media, T4: Cow urine @ 5ml/kg of rooting media, T5: Cow urine @ 10ml/kg of rooting media, T6: Cow urine @ 15ml/kg of rooting media, T7: IBA @ 3000 ppm, T8: IBA @ 5000 ppm, T9: Vermicompost @ 50g/kg of rooting media. The result revealed that minimum number of days to first sprouting (11.68 days), maximum sprouting percent (83.33%), number of shoots per cuttings (2.59), average length of shoot (34.46 cm) and numbers of leaves per cuttings (21.27) were found in Azospirillum @ 5 ml/kg of rooting media. While, the maximum number of roots per cutting (96.52), average length of root (27.73 cm) and survival percent (84.11%) were observed in fig cuttings treated with IBA @ 3000 ppm.
Keywords: Fig, biofertilizers, cow urine, vermicompost, IBA, cutting