Effect of Organic Manure and NPK Consortium on Growth, Yield and Quality of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) in Southern Rajasthan Condition
Rajesh Chandel *
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
H.L Bairwa
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
Shalini Pilania
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
Vinod Saharan
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
Pokhar Rawal
Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
R. L Meena
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
Aamir Shohel Ajmeri
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
Varun Dulani
Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur- 313001, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out at Horticulture Farm, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur. The nine treatments for the beetroot crop were evaluated with three replications under randomized block design. Variety “Detroit dark red” of beetroot was used in this experiment. The results exhibit the significant effect of various treatments on growth, yield and quality of beetroot. The growth parameters viz., Maximum germination percentage (72.23), maximum plant height at 25 DAS, 50 DAS and at harvesting (16.00, 31.77 and 32.30 cm), respectively, Number of leave per plant (6.58, 9.23 and 13.13), respectively,leaf area (195.47 cm),root length (16.30 cm), maximum root diameter (7.32 cm), Maximum root weight (147.90 g), Maximum yield per plot (7.10 kg) maximum TSS (8.59 0Brix), highest reducing sugar content (5.23 %), highest total sugar content (7.30%), highest betanine (1.96 mg/100g).
Keywords: NPK consortium, total soluble solid, betanine and total sugar