Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Effect of organic growth stimulants on yield and quality of moringa leaves
Author(s): Pooranidevasena T, GV Rajalingam, T Arumugam and A Bharani
Abstract: Investigation was carried out in annual moringa cv. PKM 1 at the College Orchard, TNAU, Coimbatore, India to study the effect of organic growth stimulants spray on yield and quality of moringa leaves during 2018-19. Originally, seeds of moringa cultivar PKM 1 were sown directly at a spacing of 30 cm x 30 cm during September, 2016. It was repeatedly pruned at a height of 45 cm from the ground level at an interval of 45 days for two years. The present experiment was started during September 1, 2018 immediately after pruning and this two years old moringa was used for this study. Thirteen treatments replicated twice involving panchagavya, seaweed extract and humic acid spray each @ 2%, 3% and 4% and PPFM spray @ 1%, 2% and 3% were given at 15 and 25 days after pruning. Harvesting of leaves was done at 45 days after pruning during October 15, 2018. The experiment was repeated one more time from October 16, 2018 to November 30, 2018. Results showed that, 3% humic acid spray recorded significantly maximum values for number of sprouts (3.40 and 4.43), fresh leaf yield (0.81 and 1.23 kg plant-1), dry leaf yield (36.50 and 52.25 g plant-1) and quality parameters viz., soluble protein (11.95 and 12.35 mg 100g-1), ascorbic acid (204.28 and 204.55 mg 100g-1) and beta carotene content (3.08 and 3.26 mg 100g-1) for the first and second harvests respectively.
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Pooranidevasena T, GV Rajalingam, T Arumugam, A Bharani. Effect of organic growth stimulants on yield and quality of moringa leaves. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):3371-3374.
