Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Potato Cultivars in Parachinar (District Kurram), Pakistan
Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Potato Cultivars in Parachinar (District Kurram), Pakistan
Iqrar Hussain1, Ibrar Hussain2, Fazal-i-Wahid2, Ghani Gul3, Waseem Ullah Shah*4, Muhammad Numan5 and Muhammad Anas4*
ABSTRACT
To find out the effect of organic fertilizer on potato cultivars, an experiment was conducted at Horticulture Nursery Farm, Agriculture Department Parachinar, Kurram Agency, Pakistan in 2023-024. The experiment consists of two factors including organic manures (Leaf mold, Farmyard manure and Poultry manure), at the rates of 10 tons ha-1 each, and control treatment, with three potato cultivars (Burna, Desiree and Cardinal). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block (RCB) design with three replications. Both organic fertilizers and cultivars significantly affected potato growth and quality. Among all the organic fertilizers, Leaf-Mold fertilizer showed maximum sprouting percentage (57.77 %), number of tuber plant-1 (5.22), tubers weight plant-1 (0.659 g), tuber diameter (3.28 cm), tuber yield ha-1 (25.57 tons) and minimum days to emergence (17.44 days). Among the three cultivars, Desiree showed maximum sprouting percentage (62.08 %), number of tubers plant-1 (4.58), tuber weight plant-1 (0.55 g), tuber diameter (2.970 cm) tuber yield ha-1 (25.01 tons) and minimum day to emergence (19.08 days) from the soil. From the results, it was concluded that Leaf mold fertilizer showed better results therefore, Leaf mold fertilizer at the rate of 10 tons ha-1 is recommended for potato farming and among three potato cultivars, Desiree showed better performance in the selected area therefore Desiree is recommended for the agro-climatic conditions of Parachinar, Kurrum agency.
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