Effect of inorganic and organic fertilizers on growth, yield and nutrient uptake in beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) under shade-net conditions

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to find the effect of inorganic
and organic fertilizers application on growth, yield and
nutrient uptake of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) under shade
net condition. Fertigation with water soluble fertilizers at
100 % RDF along with liquid phosphobacteria and
vermicompost treatment (T7) showed the best performance
in almost all the parameters studied in both the crops (I and
II) with the highest mean plant height (16.76, 45.50 and 43.22
cm), leaf area (260.23, 1929.95 and 1101.46 cm2) and dry matter
production (419.40, 2008.17 and 2338.62 kg ha-1) on 30, 60
and 90 DAS. The highest uptake of NPK also recorded in T7
treatment with the highest mean nitrogen (11.60, 61.90 and
76.76 kg ha-1), phosphorus (1.36, 7.21 and 12.75 kg ha-1) and
potassium uptake (11.60, 55.30 and 69.27 kg ha-1) on 30, 60
and 90 DAS. Highest yield hectare-1 was also observed in
the same treatment with the value of 37.97 and 34.52 t ha-1 in
crop I and II, respectively.