Effect of organic nutrients on growth of bitter gourd (momordica charantia l.) cv. long green

Author: 
Muruganandam, C.
Abstract: 

An investigation on the influence of organic nutrients on growth and yield c bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) cv. Long green was carried out at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar during July - October, 2012. The experiment comprised of 14 treatments each replicated thrice was CBBCued following the principles of Randomized Block Design. Results of the experiment revealed that the application of Vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1 and Azospirillum @ 5 t ha-1 along with panchkavya 3 per cent foliar spray improved the growth, yield and quality performance of bitter gourd. Among the different treatments, the application of Vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1and Azospirillum @ 5 t ha-1 along with panchakavya 3 per cent foliar spray to bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) cv. Long green increased the growth components viz., vine length, number of laterals, first female flower, number of female flowers, sex ratio, fruit set percentage, DMP.

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