Abstract :
A field experiment was conducted during 2014-15 to study the performance of different levels of inorganic fertilizers with combination of bio-fertilizers at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. It comprised application of different level of inorganic and bio-fertilizers in Randomized Block Design with thirteen treatments i.e. T1- Control (No inorganic and no bio-fertilizer),T2- (100 kg N ha-1+ Azotobacter),T3 - (100 kg N ha-1 + PSB),T4 - (75 kg N ha-1 + Azotobacter),T5 - (75 kg N ha-1+ PSB),T6 -(60 kg P ha-1 + Azotobacter), T7 - (60 kg P ha-1+ PSB),T8 - (45 kg P ha-1 + Azotobacter),T9 -(45 kg P ha-1 + PSB),T10 - (60 kg K ha-1 + Azotobacter),T11 - (60 kg K ha-1 + PSB),T12 - (45 kg K ha-1 + Azotobacter) and T13 - (45 kg K ha-1 + PSB). It was observed that overall minimum plant height was obtained (14.18 cm) at 90 days after transplanting in T1 - Control and maximum plant height (18.67 cm) in T2 - (100 kg N ha-1+ Azotobacter). The maximum number of leaves was recorded highest (18.67) in T2 - (100 kg N ha-1+ Azotobacter) with followed by (17.67) in T4 - (75 kg N ha-1 + Azotobacter). The minimum spreading of plant in North- South direction (15.63 cm) was recorded in case of control. The highest yield per plant observed in T2 (173.42g). Among the thirteen treatments T2 - (100 Kg N ha-1+ Azotobacter) showed best performance in terms of maximum fruit yield of strawberry.
Keyword :
Bio-fertilizers, Inorganic fertilizer, Growth, Yield