Volume 15, Issue 59, 2026
Research Article
Evaluation of Liquid Organic Fertilizer Formulations for Enhancing Growth of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Sanjay Choudhary, Arjun Lal Prajapat, Raju Singh Jakhar, Arjun Lal Choudhary and Vinod Swami
Keywords: Chickpea, Liquid Organic Fertilizer
DOI:10.37273/chesci.cs262057061
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted in randomized block design to check the liquid organic fertilizers formulations for enhancing growth of chickpea. The treatments consisting T1- Control, T2-Foliar spray of cow urine @ 10 %, T3-Foliar spray of vermiwash @ 10 %, T4-Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 5 %, T5-Foliar spray of waste decomposer @ 30 %, T6-Foliar spray of cow urine @ 10 % + vermiwash @ 10 % , T7-Foliar spray of cow urine @ 10 % + waste decomposer @ 30 %, and T8-Foliar spray of vermiwash @ 10 % + waste decomposer @ 30 % were applied to the chickpea. Research experiment revealed that maximum plant population and plant growth was recorded in treatment Foliar spray of vermiwash @ 10 % + waste decomposer @ 30 % whereas control. Foliar application of Cow urine @ 10% + Vermiwash @ 10% (T6) recorded the highest plant height (46.85 cm), dry matter accumulation (25.04 g plant⁻¹) and number of branches per plant (11.50) at harvest. Plant population was statistically non-significant among treatments.
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