INFLUENCE OF VERMICOMPOST AND FYM ON SOIL FERTILITY, RICE PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS NUTRIENT UPTAKE

Abstract

The wide category of organic fertilizers includes different product formulations which provide plant nutrients besides improving the organic matter content of the soil. FYM and Vermicompost are well known cheap organic nutrient sources obtained from agro wastes. The beneficial effects of FYM and vermicompost increase the microbial population and organic carbon content of the soil and promotes better plant growth. This approach tends to be ecofriendly thereby reducing environmental pollution. The present study highlights the formulated effect of vermicompost and FYM on soil nutrient status and nutrient uptake by rice. This study was carried by randomized block design with three replication and eleven treatments, the treatments viz., T1-Control, T2-50% RDF + 50% (FYM+VC), T3-RDF + 50% Enriched FYM, T4-RDF+ 75% Enriched FYM, T5-RDF+100% Enriched FYM, T6-RDF+ 125% Enriched FYM, T7-RDF+ 150% Enriched FYM, T8-RDF+ 50% Enriched VC, T9-RDF+ 75% Enriched VC, T10-RDF+ 100% Enriched VC, T11-RDF+ 125% Enriched VC, T12-RDF+ 150% Enriched VC. The results from T5 and T10 indicate that Enriched FYM and Vermicompost with NPK could improve soil fertility, Rice productivity, Nutrient uptake, yields and quality.