Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit
An experiment was carried out in the Garden, Department of Fruit Science, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) during March to October 2022 and 2023 to evaluate the influence of vermicompost and biofertilizers on yield and economic feasibility of newly planted Dragon F...
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An experiment was carried out in the Garden, Department of Fruit Science, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) during March to October 2022 and 2023 to evaluate the influence of vermicompost and biofertilizers on yield and economic feasibility of newly planted Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus costarecencis) in Kanpur region using eleven treatments viz., T1-Control; T2-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1); T3-Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T4-Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T5-PSB (50 g plant-1); T6 -Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T7-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T8-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1); T9-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T10-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) and T11-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azospirillium (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) in RBD with three replications. Data obtained during experimentation revealed that from the second year of planting, the yield and economics were significantly influenced by vermicompost and biofertilizer application. The maximum number of fruits per pillar (12.64), estimated yield (6.50 t ha-1), cost of cultivation (` 131645.60 ha-1), gross return (` 520000.00 ha-1), net return (` 388354.40 ha-1) and benefit: cost ratio (3.95) were found with vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azospirillium (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) in the second year of planting which may increase in subsequent years due to increase the number of fruits and yield plant-1. Dragon fruit has high potential in northern India, remaining remunerative from the second year after planting and up to twenty years.
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| spelling | doaj-art-30215b91dd024823a25bf212d1e8ab3d2025-01-04T14:27:03ZengPuspa Publishing HouseInternational Journal of Economic Plants2349-47352024-11-0111Nov, 410.23910/2/2024.5716aInfluence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon FruitRavi Pratap0V. K. Tripathi1A. K. Trivedi2Dept. of Fruit Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), IndiaDept. of Fruit Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), IndiaDivision of Post-harvest Management, ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (226 101), India An experiment was carried out in the Garden, Department of Fruit Science, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) during March to October 2022 and 2023 to evaluate the influence of vermicompost and biofertilizers on yield and economic feasibility of newly planted Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus costarecencis) in Kanpur region using eleven treatments viz., T1-Control; T2-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1); T3-Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T4-Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T5-PSB (50 g plant-1); T6 -Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T7-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T8-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1); T9-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T10-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) and T11-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azospirillium (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) in RBD with three replications. Data obtained during experimentation revealed that from the second year of planting, the yield and economics were significantly influenced by vermicompost and biofertilizer application. The maximum number of fruits per pillar (12.64), estimated yield (6.50 t ha-1), cost of cultivation (` 131645.60 ha-1), gross return (` 520000.00 ha-1), net return (` 388354.40 ha-1) and benefit: cost ratio (3.95) were found with vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azospirillium (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) in the second year of planting which may increase in subsequent years due to increase the number of fruits and yield plant-1. Dragon fruit has high potential in northern India, remaining remunerative from the second year after planting and up to twenty years. https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJEP/article/view/6048Dragon fruit, vermicompost, biofertilizers, fruit yield, economics, returns |
| spellingShingle | Ravi Pratap V. K. Tripathi A. K. Trivedi Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit International Journal of Economic Plants Dragon fruit, vermicompost, biofertilizers, fruit yield, economics, returns |
| title | Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit |
| title_full | Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit |
| title_short | Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit |
| title_sort | influence of vermicompost and biofertilizers on yield and economic feasibility of dragon fruit |
| topic | Dragon fruit, vermicompost, biofertilizers, fruit yield, economics, returns |
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