Impact of Different Organic Manures on Growth of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) under Polyhouse Condition
Pooja S Beleri *
Department of Horticulture, CoA, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru-65, India.
Vidya, A.
Department of Horticulture, CoA, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru-65, India.
Hanumantharaya, B. G.
ICAR-KVK, Hadonahalli, Doddaballapur Tq., Bengaluru Rural, India.
Pushpa K
Department of Agronomy, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru- 65, India.
R Krishna Murthy
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, CoA, UAS, Bengaluru-65, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The research was conducted to investigate the impact of different organic manures on the growth of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) under polyhouse conditions at the Department of Horticulture, CoA, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2022-2023. The experiment was laid out using a Randomized complete block design (RCBD) of nine treatments replicated thrice. Treatments included combining Farm yard manure, Vermicompost, Poultry manure and Sheep manure. There was a significant difference among the treatments in all growth attributes like highest plant height (41.63 cm), number of leaves (25.53), leaf area (105.79 cm2), plant spread (N-S- 44.41 cm and E-W- 42.60 cm) and total dry matter at harvest (34.00 g) recorded in T6. T6 is the combination of vermicompost and poultry manure given at fifty per cent each of Nitrogen equivalent to satisfy the recommended dose of N to strawberry. T9 was on par with T6 which is the combination of vermicompost and sheep manure given at fifty per cent each of Nitrogen equivalent. This demonstrated the most favourable growth characteristics among all treatments when grown in a controlled polyhouse condition.
Keywords: Farm yard manure, vermicompost, poultry manure, sheep manure, plant height, leaf area, number of leaves, dry matter