Effects of biofertilizer enriched vermicompost on the growth parameters of Vigna unguiculata (L.)

Gunalan Udhayakumar; Murugesan Gnanadesigan; Nooruddin Thajuddin; Thilagavathy Daniel; V.K.Sivakumar; R. R. Thanighaiarassu; D.Raghunathan; P.Sivamani

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

Effects of biofertilizer enriched vermicompost on the growth parameters of Vigna unguiculata (L.)

Natarajan Manivannan, Gunalan Udhayakumar, Murugesan Gnanadesigan, Nooruddin Thajuddin, Thilagavathy Daniel, V. K. Sivakumar, R. R. Thanighaiarassu, D. Raghunathan, P. Sivamani

Abstract :

The present study aimed to identify the productivity of cow pea plant with biofertilizer enriched vermicompost. The values of maximum root length, shoot length, number of root nodules, internodes, number of appeared flowers, number of pods appeared, pod length, pod wet weight and number of seeds found higher on 70th day with VC (TP + CA) + MI × 108 treated plants. The level of C/N and C/P ratio found maximum in leaf litter of GS + CD (1:1) and Leaf litter of (CA + GS) + CD (1:1:2) treated vermicompost. The total numbers (140.16) and total biomass (61.36 g) of the recovered worms found higher in leaf litter of (TP + CA) + CW (1:1:2) in treated litters. The microbial counts found higher in leaf litter of (TP + CA) + CD (1:1:2) treatments. The percentage occurrence of nutritional factor, chlorophyll content and biochemical parameter found higher in (TP + CA) + CD (1:1:2) treated plants. It has concluded that, the enrichment of vermicompost with biofertilizer has enhanced the various physiological properties in Vigna unguiculata.