BIOCOMPOST AS SOIL SUPPLEMENT TO IMPROVE VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOLANUM NIGRUM
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2016
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A pot culture experiment was conducted with black nightshade
(Solanum nigrum) as the test crop to evaluate the influence of
biocompost. Different treatments were used. C —control, T1 - compost 1
(Raw corncob composted by using Pleurotus sajor-caju (5t ha 1 )), T2-
compost 2 (Predigested raw corncob + Eudrilus eugeniae (5t ha-I )), T3-
compost 3 (Raw corncob predigested by using Pleurotus sajor-caju
and Eudrilus eugeniae (5t ha-1)), T4- compost 4 (Raw coirpith
composted by using Pleurotus sajor-caju (5t ha-1)), T5- compost 5
(Predigested raw coirpith + Eudrilus eugeniae (St ha-1)) and T6-
compost 6 (Raw coirpith predigested by using Pleuroius sajor-caju
and Eudrilus eugeniae (5t ha-1)). Plant samples at various stages (25,
50, 75 DAS) were analyzed for shoot length, root length, number of
leaves, number of flowers, number of fruits/per plant, fresh weight, dry
90th day yield parameters like number of fruits/plant, diameter of fruit, number of
fruit fresh weight and fruit dry weight were analyzed. The results of the study weight. On seeds/fruit,
showed that the treatment T6 and T3 significantly increased the vegetative and yield
parameters of the test crop.