Effect of Jeevamrut on yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Abstract

An experiment titled “Effect of Jeevamrut on yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)” was conducted during Rabi 2023 at the College of Horticulture, S. D. Agricultural University, Jagudan, Gujarat, India. In this study Randomized Block Design was used a with three replications and evaluated sixteen treatments i.e. control (T1), Jeevamrut drenching @ 500 l/ha (T2), 750 l/ha (T3), 1000 l/ha (T4), 5% Jeevamrut foliar application (T5), 10% (T6), 15% (T7), combinations of drenching and foliar application at various rates (T8-T16). The treatment T13 (Jeevamrut drenching @ 750 l/ha + 15% foliar application) showed superior results of yield parameters such as number of flowers per plant (82.33), flower yield per plant (528.49 g), flower yield per plot (5.57 kg) and flower yield per ha. (171.81 q)) as compared to the other treatments. Based on economics, among all the treatments maximum benefit cost ratio (2.38) was found with T13 (Jeevamrut drenching @ 750 l/ha + 15% Jeevamrut foliar application).