International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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Volume 2 Issue 1
2011 (January - March)
BIOPESTICIDE IMPACT ON GROWTH OF ABELMASCHUS ESCULANTUS LINN. SEEDLINGS
Modern intensive agriculture practices resulted in environmental pollution, degradation in soil health, agrochemical residues in soil and economic residues of the crop. This necessitated the need for an alternative production system which would be environmentally safe, ecologically sound and economically viable. Performance of biopesticide reduces the use of fertilizers, enhances better growth and creates a suitable environment for raising crops. As far as the growth of yield parameters were concerned, highest seedling growth was observed in panchakavya treated seedling of Bhendi. The number of flowers, number of fruits, fruit length and number of seeds were measured in the control and various organic manure treated plants at various stages of plant development. Soil nutrients of NPK level were rich in control than biopesticide treated soil samples. NPK level was found high when exposed to biopesticide in the following order panchakavya, A. amara, Albiizzia amura: pongamia treated soils respectively compared to control and other treatments. Thus the investigations suggest that the panchakavya has beneficial effect on growth, yield and nutrient content of Bhendi.
V. INDIRA,P. DHASARTHAN
Biopesticide, Abelmaschus esculantus, organic farming, seedlings and biometry
64-70