Agricultural and Biological Research

Effect of organic and inorganic manures on growth, yield and economic return of radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

Sakshi Pandey, Bankey Lal*, Pranjal Singh and Ashutosh Upadhyay

The "Effect of organic and inorganic manures on growth, yield, and economic return of radish (Raphanus Sativus L.)" was the subject of a field experiment conducted during the Rabi season in 2019-20 at the research farm of Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi (U.P.), India, which is adjacent to the Department of Horticulture. A Randomized Block Design (RBD) was used to set up the experiment, and the nine treatments-T₁:100% NPK through Vermicompost, T₂:100% NPK through FYM, T₃:100% NPK through Poultry manure, T₄:50% NPK through Vermicompost+50%NPK through FYM, T₅:50% NPK through Vermicompost+50%NPK through Poultry manure, T₆:50% NPK through Poultry Manure+50% NPK through FYM, T₇:75% NPK through Poultry Manure+25% NPK through Vermicompost, T₈:75% NPK through Vermicompost 25% NPK through FYM, and Control (zero application) on vegetable crops comprised of 9 treatments. A 30 cm × 10 cm spacing was used for transplanting the Kashi Shweta cultivar of radish. The application of 100% NPK through poultry manure considerably boosted the growth, yield, and economic return of radish, according to the experiment's results. Consequently, it can be advised to combine organic and inorganic manures in order to take advantage of radish's higher environmentally friendly economic output.