2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 1

author(s)
Alok Singh Bargah, Dr. Pratap Toppo, Dr. Lalji Singh, Dr. SS Tuteja, Manish Kumar Mankur, Dayanand Sai Painkra and Pankaj

abstract
The study titled "Impact of Nutrient Management on the Growth and Yield Performance of Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) in a Karanj (Pongamia pinnata) Based Agroforestry System in the Chhattisgarh Plain" was conducted at the Herbal Garden, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) during the Rabi season of 2022-23. The experiment laid down in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and featured eight different combinations of organic manure as treatments. Various parameters related to the growth and yield of Geranium, including plant height (cm), number of branches per plant, collar diameter (mm), were assessed. The treatments comprised T₁: N:P:K (0:0:0) Control, T₂: N:P:K (30:30:30), T₃: N:P:K (40:40:40), T₄: N:P:K (60:60:60), T₅: Recommended FYM @ 20 tonnes ha^-1, T_6: 50% (FYM+NPK) of (30:30:30), T₇: 50% (FYM+NPK) of (40:40:40), and T₈: 50% (FYM+NPK) of (60:60:60). Among these, treatment T₈: 50% (FYM+NPK) of (60:60:60) exhibited significant superiority in all growth parameters compared to the other treatments.