Influenced ofPanchakavyaon soil fertility status and yield of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Abstract

The field experiments were conducted to study the available N,P,K and S in soil with the effect of Panchagavya made from cow (PK-C) and buffalo (PK-B) products sprayed to plants and applied to soil with different concentrations (3 and 5 per cent to plant and 9 and 15 per cent to soil) at different intervals (3 sprays -30, 60 and 90 DAS; 4 sprays -20, 40, 60 and 80 DAS) during rabi 2007-08 and kharif 2008. The available nutrients viz., N, P, K, and S was highest with PK-C @ 15% to soil (T 10 ) but it was at par with soil application of PK-B @ 15% to soil and PK-C @ 5% -4 sprays.

Enhancing nutrient content and uptake of Zn and Fe in aromatic rice through organic and inorganic sources of zinc and iron

“…Panchagavya is an organic liquid fertilizer. One litre of it contains 28 mg Zinc and 87 mg Iron (Vajantha et al 2012) [21] and is suitable for crop improvement in organic agriculture (Sangeetha and Thevanathan, 2010) [15] . Foliar application of Panchagavya has positive effect on growth and productivity of crops (Somasundaram et al 2007) [19] .…”