Performance of Off-season Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) under Agro Shade Net as influenced by Planting Dates and Nutrient Source
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Off-season cauliflower during summer months inside shade net offers great potential and fetches higherremuneration as compared to winter season crop. Summer King cultivar is gaining popularity among thefarmers during summer months but lack of standard planting time and indiscriminate chemical fertilizersresults in fluctuating yield and economic return. The present work was aimed to identify optimum plantingtime and proper nutrient source of summer season cauliflower to make production system economically viableand remunerative. Four different planting dates (1st May, 7th May, 14th May and 21st May) and four nutrientssources (100% recommended inorganic fertilizers plus 10 t/ha farmyard manure; 75% recommended inorganicfertilizers plus 10 t/ha farmyard manure plus biofertilizer; 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers plus 5 t/havermicompost plus biofertilizer and 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers plus 5 t/ha farmyard manure plus2.5 t/ha vermicompost plus biofertilizer) were laid out in two factor factorial RBD with three replicationsinside shade net house. The findings revealed that planting dates and nutrient source have significant effect onoff-season cauliflower production and 14th May planting was found best considering the plant grwoth, curdyield and quality. Again 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers along with vermicompost (5 t/ha) andbiofertilizer seedling inoculation emerged as best nutrient source for off-season cauliflower production. Thefinding established that 14th May planting coupled with 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers, vermicompost(5 t/ha) and biofertilizer seedling inoculation will bring desirable growth, yield and quality attributes of offseason cauliflower under agro shade net.
Authors: Ranjit Chatterjee, Sandip Mahanta
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2188199422