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Umar Mahboob1, R.N. Meena2*, Radha Lakey3 and EramArzoo1
1-2Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi – 221005. U.P. India
3Department of Agronomy, RGSC, Barkachha, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi – 221005. U.P. India
Email:ramnarayanbhu@gmail.com
Received-02.07.2025, Revised-14.07.2025, Accepted-27.07.2025
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Agriculture Research Farm of Rajiv Gandhi South Campus Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh, during rabi season of 2019-20, to explore the effect of organic manures and land configurations practices on growth attribute, yield attributes, quality and economics of Isabgol (Plantago ovate Forsk.) under custard apple (Annona squamosa) based agri-horti system. The investigation was carried out in a sandy clay loam soil in split plot design with 3 replications. The treatment comprised of four treatments of organic manures O1 -100% of RDN as Compost, O2 -100% of RDN as FYM, O3-100% of RDN as Poultry manure and O4-100% of RDN as Vermicompost were allotted to main plot. Whereas, four land configurationC1-Flat bed method, C2 -Ridge and furrow method, C3 -FIRB method and C4 -BBF method were allotted to sub plot. Hence, in all total sixteen treatment combinations (4 main plots × 4 subplots) were replicated thrice. Obtained results proved that vegetative growth characters (plant height, number of tillers plant-1, number of leaves and dry weights) as well as yield(maximum number of seeds spike-1, 1000 seeds weight, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield and harvest index) and quality(protein content of seeds, mucilage content, and swelling capacity of seed) were considerably augmented due to the use of organic manures and land configuration. The best overall results were obtained when Isabgol plants were supplied with O4-100% of RDN as vermicompost and C4-BBF method which was superior over other practices in terms of growth parameter, yield attributes and quality of crop cultivation.
Keywords: Isabgol, Organic manure, Land configuration, Growth, Yield and Quality
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