Effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on physico–chemical composition of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.)

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate the “Effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on physico-chemical composition of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.)” was carried out at the Main Experiment Station, Department of Horticulture, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Ayodhya (U.P.) during the years 2014-15 and 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with 13 treatments and 3 replications. The detail of treatments were as T1- FYM 10 t/ha, T2-Vermicompost 5 t/ha, T3- Pressmud 10 t/ha, T4- FYM 10 t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha, T5- Vermicompost 5 t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha, T6-Pressmud 10 t /ha+ Azotobacter 10 kg/ha, T7- FYM 10 t/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha, T8-Vermicompost 5 t/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha, T9- Pressmud 10 t/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha, T10- FYM 10 t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha, T11- Vermicompost 5t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha, T12- Pressmud 10 t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha and T13- Control. The maximum total soluble solids (13.64 and 13.78 0Brix), ascorbic acid (45.20 and 46.90 mg/100g pulp), reducing sugars (5.25 and 5.40 per cent), non-reducing sugar (3.99 and 4.11 per cent), total sugars (9.24 and 9.51per cent) and minimum acidity (1.24 and 1.22 per cent) were recorded with application of vermicompost 5t/ha + Azotobacter 10 kg/ha + PSB 10 kg/ha (T11) during years 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively. However, the minimum values of all characters except acidity were recorded under the control.