Impact of vermicompost and pea (Pisum sativum L.) based intercropping system on soil fertility and quality attributes of pea and garlic

Abstract

An experiment entitled “Impact of vermicompost on growth and production potential of pea-based intercropping system (Pisum sativam L.)” was conducted at the vegetable farm, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalrapatan City, Jhalawar during rabi season 2022-23. The variety used in experiment was Pea- AP 1 (Azad Pea 1) and Garlic G282. The experiment consisted of fifteen treatment combinations having three levels each of vermicompost (0, 2.5, and 5 ton/ha) and five levels of different intercropping system (Sole Pea, Sole Garlic, Pea + Garlic 1:1, 2:1, 2:2) in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. The interaction effect of Vermicompost and intercropping V2I1 (Vermicompost@5ton/ha + Sole Pea) system on pea was found significant on maximum total soluble solids (19.93) in pea, Ascorbic acid (26.21 mg /100 gm) and Crude protein (24.13%) as compared to other treatment, respectively.However, the interaction impact of vermicompost and intercropping system V2I2 (Vermicompost@5ton/ha + Sole Garlic) was found suitable for growth, yield, and quality attributes of garlic. The maximum TSS (35.97 ◦Brix), ascorbic acid (12.86 mg/100 g) and crude protein (8.44%) as compared to other treatment. The interaction effect of vermicompost and intercropping system on soil after harvest had non-significant effect on the soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, soil P and K after harvesting respectively. The interaction effect of vermicompost and intercropping system on soil after harvest increases significant affected the soil maximum N (341.44 kg ha-1) with treatment V2I1 (Vermicompost @5ton/ha + Sole Pea) as compared to V0I2 (Vermicompost @0ton/ha+Sole Garlic), respectively.