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Influence of Organic Sources of Nutrients on Soil Fertility and Quality Parameters of Turmeric

Volume : 99
Issue: Jul-sep
Pages: 553 - 555
Published: May 03, 2023
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Abstract


Field experiment was carried out during June 2010 – March 2011 at Agricultural Research Station, Bhavanisagar, Tamil Nadu, to determine the effect of organic sources of nutrients (Wellgro soil, wellgro pellets, wellgro grains and Farm yard manure) on soil fertility and quality parameters of turmeric. The results revealed that soil fertility characters (soil organic carbon content and microbial population) were enhanced with application of 100 % Recommended Dose of Fertilizer (RDF) + 40 % of total weight of chemical fertilizer as wellgro soil (140 kg ha -1 ) and it was followed by 100 % RDF + 40 % wellgro grains (140 kg ha-1 ). The quality parameters viz., curcumin, oleoresin and essential oil content were also regimed supreme by application of 100 % RDF + 40 % of total weight of chemical fertilizer as wellgro soil (140 kg ha -1 ).

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553 - 555
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Turmeric wellgro formulations soil fertility characters quality parameters.
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