ISHS Acta Horticulturae 676: III WOCMAP Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Volume 2: Conservation, Cultivation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
PERFORMANCE OF ALOE VERA AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOURCES OF FERTILIZER SUPPLIED THROUGH FERTIGATION |
| Authors: | R. Saha, S. Palit, B.C. Ghosh, B.N. Mittra |
| Keywords: | fertigation, vermicompost, vermiwash, chemical fertilizer |
| Abstract:
An experiment was conducted on effects of organic and inorganic sources of fertilizer on performance of Aloe vera in Science and Technology Entrepreneur Park, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. The soluble fertilizers were supplied using fertigation. The organic source of fertilizer was liquid vermiwash, while inorganic N and K fertilizers were urea and muriate of potash in solution form. The result revealed that there was significant increase in biological and gel yields, plant height, number of leaves per plant and chlorophyll content with application of fertilizer as compared to no fertilizer treatment. Organic source of fertilizer in the form of vermicompost and vermiwash was found to be effective and comparable with inorganic source of fertilizer in increasing content of gel moisture, gel ash and aloin. The organic Aloe vera thus produced is expected to be a better marketable product. | |
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