Shankar Lal Sunda1, R.K. Jakhar2*, Sushil Kumar Kharia3 and R.K. Sharma4
1, 2, 3College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner
3College of Agriculture (MPUAT), Udaipur
Received-02.07.2021, Revised-13.07.2021, Accepted-24.07.2021
Abstract: Afield experiment was conducted on effect of wool waste and fertilizers on productivity of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and soil properties of loamy sand soilat research farm of Agriculture Research Station, SKRAU, Bikaner during Kharif, 2018. The experiment consisted ten treatments viz., T1– Control , T2– Recommended dose of fertilizer, T3– wool waste@ 20 t ha-1 , T4– RDF +wool waste @ 20 t ha-1, T5– RDF +wool waste @ 20 t ha-1 + 1 per cent FeSO4 , T6– RDF +wool waste @ 20 t ha-1+ 1 per cent FeSO4 + 0.5 per cent ZnSO4 , T7– STCR recommendation fertilizer dose, T8– STCR recommendation + wool waste @ 20 t ha-1+ 1 per cent FeSO4 , T9-STCR recommendation + wool waste @ 20 t ha-1+ 1 per cent FeSO4and T10 -STCR recommendation + wool waste @ 20 t ha-1+ 1 per cent FeSO4+ 0.5 per cent ZnSO4.The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications.Wool waste is a biodegradable, rich in nutrients and can be recycled in soil as a fertilizer for maximum benefits. Application of waste wool in soil significantly improved the fertility status of soil, and considerable improvement was also observed in organic carbon, macro and micronutrients. The activities of soil enzymes higher in waste wool treatment as compared to control. Application of waste wool not only improved soil health but produced 50% higher grain and dry fodder yield of barley over control. The improvement in physical properties of soil with waste wool resulted in higher water use efficiency of the system. The results revealed that application of wool waste significantly improved physical properties of soil such as bulk density, hydraulic conductivity and moisture retention etc. in treatments having wool waste @ 20 t ha-1than treatments without wool waste. Addition of wool waste significantly enhanced the availability of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, zinc and iron in soil as compared to control, RDF without wool waste and STCR recommendation without wool waste. Biological properties of soil such as dehydrogenese and microbial populationalso significantly improved in treatments having wool waste application. Significantly higher dry weight of straw, average fruit weight, vine length, number of inter nodes andyield were found inRDF +wool waste @ 20 t ha-1 + 1 per cent FeSO4 + 0.5 per cent ZnSO4 .
Keywords: Bottle gourd, Fertilizer, Loamy sand soil
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