Potentiality of producing summer cauliflower as influenced by organic manures and spacing

Abstract

Abstract:The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of organic manures and spacing on the growth and yield of cauliflower in summer season. In this study, the treatment consisted of three organic manures viz. F 0 : no organic manure, F 1 : cowdung, F 2 : vermicompost and three spacing viz. S 1 (60 × 30) cm, S 2 (60 × 40) cm, S 3 (60 × 50) cm. Two factorial experiments were laid out in the RCBD with three replications. Significant variations in all parameter were observed due to organic manure and spacing at different days after transplanting. For organic manure, highest yield of cauliflower (12.98 t ha -1 ) was obtained from F 2 and lowest (8.24 t ha -1 ) from F 0 . For spacing, highest yield of cauliflower (11.25 t ha -1 ) was obtained from S1 and lowest (10.57 t ha -1 ) from S 3 . For combined effect, highest yield of cauliflower (13.33 t ha -1 ) was obtained from F 2 S 1 and the lowest (7.91 t ha -1 ) from F 0 S 3 . The highest BCR (3.79) was found from F 2 S 1 and lowest (2.7) from F 0 S 3 . It is found from the experiment that growth and yield of summer cauliflower were positively correlated with organic manure and spacing. However, white beauty cultivars can be cultivated in summer season and use of vermicompost with 60×50 cm spacing would be beneficial for the farmers.

Response of Different Levels of Nitrogen and Spacing on Growth and Yield of Cauliflower Grown under Central Region of Punjab

“…In case of spacing, it was revealed that with the increase in spacing leaf width showed increasing trend. This is due to the fact that in case of closer spacing plant compete for light and with the time being leaf width decreases Similar results were observed by (Shrestha and Thapa, 2018) and (Farzana et al, 2016). Statistically significant variation was recorded due to interaction effect of different levels of nitrogen and spacing in terms of leaf width of cauliflower.…”

Effects of microalgae and compost on the yield of cauliflower grown in low nutrient soil

“…Fertilization applied with each treatment shows a clear positive effect in this study, as the results indicate that cauliflower plants increased in size and yield in all treatments compared to the control (T0, no amendment). On the one hand, it was observed that the number of leaves evaluated in each experimental unit had more than 14 leaves up to a maximum of 26, results that exceed what was previously reported (Farzana et al, 2016). The height and number of leaves of cauliflower plants did not show significant differences between treatments, unlike previous studies in which height and number of leaves did vary as a function of the amendment used (Farzana et al, 2016).…”

“…The technique of using a soil mixture with fertilizer for potted plant cultivation has some advantages compared to using fertilizers in inert substrates, such as perlite and vermiculite, or directly in the soil. For example, it significantly improves the adsorption of fertilizer nutrients and the retention of fertilizers against leaching (Bunt, 1988;Farzana et al, 2016). With this, it is possible to calculate and apply the right doses of nutrients ensuring their availability throughout plant development.…”

“…In fact, the production of cruciferous vegetables is very relevant in Chile because they are mostly grown by medium and small farmers. Cauliflower contains large amounts of vitamins, minerals and anticarcinogenic phytochemicals, and they have high productivity and adaptability in different conditions (Farzana et al, 2016;Abdel Nabi et al, 2020). The use of chemical fertilizers and some organic amendments such as compost, vermicompost and manure are well documented in cauliflower (Yassen et al, 2019;Abdel Nabi et al, 2020), but the application of microalgae or mixtures of microalgae with other biofertilizers such as compost are poorly investigated.…”

Growth and Yield Attributes of Cauliflower as Influenced by Micronutrients and Plant Spacing

“…The crops grow in such close spacing yield more though main heads are smaller and these mature slightly later that case optimum spacing is followed. Rahman et al [3], Farzana et al [21] reported the maximum yield of cauliflower where the plants were spaced 45×50 cm apart.…”