Effect of different combinations of Farm Yard Manure and Bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of Chinese cabbage under high altitude climatic conditions of Gurez-J&K

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at experimental farm of Mountain Agriculture Research & Extension Station Gurez, SKUAST-K (J&K) with six treatments (control, 5,10,15,20 and 25 tonnes F.Y.M/ha along with bio-fertilizers azotobactor+ Phosphate solublizing bacteria) during kharif -2019 to find out the optimum combination of F.Y.M and bio-fertilizers for improving growth, yield and quality attributes of Chinese cabbage under high altitude rain fed climatic conditions. Among the treatments studied, significantly highest plant height (33.33 cm), No. of wrapper leaves/plant (18.00), plant spread /plant (111.66 cm), head weight/plant (553.33 g), yield /plot(15.49 kg), yield /hectare 34.42 tonnes, moisture content 98.00% and Vit. C 28 mg/100g were noticed with the application of FYM@25tonnes/hectare along with azotobactor and phosphate solublizing bacteria.