EFFECT OF BIO-STIMULANTS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP)
G. Ramesh, Kusuru Meghana, A. Srinivasa Rao and N. Vijaya Sree
G. Ramesh: Department of Botany, Hindu College, Guntur, A.P., India Pin – 522003
Kusuru Meghana: Department of Botany, Hindu College, Guntur, A.P., India Pin – 522003
A. Srinivasa Rao: Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Naidupet, A.P., India, Pin – 523126
N. Vijaya Sree: Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, A.P., India, Pin – 522510
ABSTRACT
A field experiment is carried out at agriculture field of Agriculture Research Station, Amaravathi to study the influence of different levels of Jeevamrutha, seaweed and KNF (Korean Natural Farming). The main concept of this research work is to apply a mineral source in the form of Korean Natural forming, involving the culturing of Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO). KNF emphasizes self sufficiency by limiting externals inputs and relying on recycled farm waste to produce biologically active inputs. The application of this method has given more yield in cowpea pea. The results reveals that application of jeevamrutha at 1000 lha-1 3% of seaweed Sargassum swartzii (SSE) and KNF at 5-3-2 nutra rich pellets, significantly influenced growth parameters like plant height, number of branches, number of leaves, number of pods per plant, length of pods, number of seeds per pod, seeds weight per plant and 100 seed weight. Application of KNF is more affective in producing higher grain yield in cowpea.
Keywords: Jeevamrutha, sea weed, KNF, cow pea, height, grain yield.