Maximizing Vegetable Growth Potential: Evaluating the Synergistic Impact of Vermicompost and NPK Fertilizer Amended Soil
Sairah Syed1, Rafia Urooj Saman1, Ayesha Manzoor1, Muhammad Arsalan1, Abdul Latif1*, Madeeha Khan1, Rehmat Ullah2, Muhamad Bilal2, Rizwan Latif3, Ejaz Ahmad4, Muhammad Amjad1, Muhammad Aslam5, Sair Sarwar6, Sabir Hussain Shah7 and Amaima Masood8
1Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan; 2Soil and Water Testing Laboratory Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan; 3Soil and Water Testing Laboratory Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan; 4University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan; 5Pesticide Quality Control laboratory, Multan, Pakistan; 6National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan; 7Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 8Department of Applied Physics, Air university, Islamabad, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Abdul Latif, Scientific officer (Soil Science), Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Chakwal, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Average Rainfall and Temperature variation during October 2022 – January 2023.
Figure 2:
Effect of different doses of Vermicompost and NPK fertilizer on the spinach yield (Kg/ha). Where T0= Control; T1= [email protected]/ha; T2= NPK@60:80:60 Kg/ha (RDF); T3= T1 + RDF; T4= T1 + 75% RDF; T5= T1 + 50% RDF; T6= T1 + 25%RDF.
Figure 3:
Effect of different doses of Vermicompost and NPK fertilizer on the pea yield (Kg/ha). Where T0= Control; T1= [email protected]/ha; T2= NPK@60:80:60 Kg/ha (RDF); T3= T1 + RDF; T4= T1 + 75% RDF; T5= T1 + 50% RDF; T6= T1 + 25%RDF.
Figure 4:
Effect of different doses of Vermicompost and NPK fertilizer on the radish yield (Kg/ha). Where T0= Control; T1= [email protected]/ha; T2= NPK@60:80:60 Kg/ha (RDF); T3= T1 + RDF; T4= T1 + 75% RDF; T5= T1 + 50% RDF; T6= T1 + 25%RDF.