Vol. 5, Issue 6 (2017)
Evaluation of different fertilizer coating material to increase Nitrogen use efficiency in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Author(s): Rakesh Patidar, Dharmendra Gaur, SP Singh, Kalpana Sharma, SK Sharma, Hemlata Dhakad, Bablu Lodha, Vinay Arya, Sudarshan Chicham, Manoj Kumar Tarwariya and JP Dixit
Abstract: A field experiment, entitled “Evaluation of different fertilizer coating materials to increase Nitrogen use efficiency in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)†was conducted at the Research Farm of ICAR - Central Potato Research Station, Gwalior (M.P.) during Rabi season of 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 12 treatments replicated three times. The results revealed that 100% RDF N coated with Neem cake 5% produced significantly higher plant height (50.20 cm), number of leaves/plant (80.13), stem/plant (5.00) at 60 DAP, however fresh ( and dry weight of tuber (g)/plant, tuber number /plant, nitrogen use efficiency, NPK content in soil (kg/ha), NPK % in both tuber and haulm, NPK uptake (kg/ha) by crop, yield (tuber, haulm and biological in kg/plot as well as q/ha). The maximum net return (68.7 Rs.’000) and benefit: cost ratio (1.85) was obtained under100% RDF N coated with Neem cake 5%. Further application of 100% RDF N coated with pond soil (clay) 5% recorded higher net return (Rs. 45.6 Rs.’000). Therefore, 100% RDF N coated with Neem cake 5% followed by 100% RDF N coated with pond soil (clay) 5% are the most suitable coating material to increase N use efficiency in potato crop.
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Rakesh Patidar, Dharmendra Gaur, SP Singh, Kalpana Sharma, SK Sharma, Hemlata Dhakad, Bablu Lodha, Vinay Arya, Sudarshan Chicham, Manoj Kumar Tarwariya, JP Dixit. Evaluation of different fertilizer coating material to increase Nitrogen use efficiency in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Int J Chem Stud 2017;5(6):147-151.
