Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) at College farm, College of Horticulture, S. D. Agricultural University, Jagudan, Dist. Mehsana, Gujarat during Kharif 2018. The experiment conducted in Randomized Block Design with three replications using cv. Phule Green Gold with fourteen treatments. On the basis of results, the application of 75% RDN through vermicompost + 25% N through urea + Azotobacter @ 2.5 lit/ha + PSB @ 2.5 lit/ha to the crop found to be sound integrated practice, where it recorded maximum number of fruits per plant (34.94 g), average weight of fruit (142.90 g), yield per plant (5.08 kg), yield per plot (40.59 kg) and yield per hectare (338.25 q).