Effect of organic manure on performance of Ocimum sanctum under peach and apricot based agroforestry system

Abstract

An experiment was carried out under peach and apricot based agroforestry system for two consecutive years during 2016-2017 at experimental farm of Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications and seven treatments viz., farm yard manure (FYM) @ 15 t ha-1 (T1), Farm yard manure @ 20 t ha-1 (T2), farm yard manure (FYM) @ 25 t ha-1(T3), Jeevamrut @ 180ml/plant (T4), Jeevamrut @ 300ml/plant (T5), Jeevamrut @ 420ml/plant (T6) and control (no manure) (T7). The results revealed that application of Jeevamrut @420ml/plant inside the canopy recorded significantly highest plant height (103.82cm, 103.74cm), number of branches (17.52, 17.50), number of leaflets (1815.85, 1811.68) and leaf area (5.95, 5.87 cm2) and leaf area index (3.03, 3.06) of Ocimum sanctum during harvesting stage under peach and apricot based agroforestry system, respectively. All the growth and yield parameters were significantly better with application of organic manure as compared to the control (no manure).