To study the effect of moisture conservation practices and nutrient uptake on ashwagandha

Abstract

Among all fertility levels, the highest total water used by application of FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 + PSB @ 2 kg ha-1 + azotobactor 2 kg ha-1 treatment in F5 of (316.1 mm) followed by treatment of F4 FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha-1 (310.9 mm) and lowest total water used in treatment F1 of control (304.4 mm). In case of moisture conservation practices, the highest water use in treatment M3 of organic mulch (314.2 mm) followed by treatment M2 of hoeing and weeding (312.1 mm) while lowest total water used in treatment M1 of control (310.6 mm), In context to moisture conservation practices.