Effect of manures, soil recipes and PGPR on soil and plant quality parameters in bell pepper

Abstract

The present investigation was aimed to understand the effect of Manures, Soil Recipes and PGPR and was carried out in research farm, Department of Soil Science and Water Management, DR YSPUHF Nauni-Solan. The experiment was carried out for two consecutive years 2016 and 2017 in mid hills conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Research trial comprised of 7 treatments with T1 is 100% RDN (Recommended dose of nutrients) and from T2 to T7 there was 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40 % RDN with PGPR and Soil recipes i.e. Panchagavya, Jeevamrut and Amritpani. The results revealed that among soil physicochemical properties of soil, pH value ranged from 6.77 to 7.56 and EC values ranged from 0.58 dSm-1 to 0.79 dSm-1. The maximum (1.19) value of fruit shape index was observed in treatment T2 and minimum (0.91) in treatment T7. The maximum TSS value was recorded under treatment T6 (5.20 ºBrix) and lowest was recorded in treatment T3 (4.02ºBrix). The maximum (4.12 mm) pericarp thickness was recorded in treatment T5 and minimum (3.11 mm) pericarp thickness was recorded in treatment T2. The longest (29 days) harvest duration was observed under treatment T4 and the shortest (25.67 days) harvest duration was revealed in T2. This leads to conclusion that there was no significant effect of manure, Soil recipes like Panchagavya, Jeevamrut and Amritpani and PGPR on soil pH, EC and on plant growth parameters like fruit shape index, Total soluble solids, pericarp thickness, harvest duration and days taken to flowering and first harvest.