Title: Effect of INM Practices on Yield, Yield Attributes and Economics of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)
Abstract: The experiment was conducted during two Rabi seasons of the year 2015-17 at the experimental site of the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, O. U. A. T., Bhubaneswar. Combination of bio-fertilizers (Azotobacter+ Azospirillum+ PSB) + inorganic fertilizers + FYM gave better performance as compared to only bio-fertilizers (Azotobacter+ Azospirillum+ PSB)/ organic manure/ inorganic fertilizers and other combinations. The treatment results a soil application of inorganic fertilizers (100% of RDF) with bio-fertilizers ( Azotobacter+ Azospirillum+ PSB) @ 2.5 kg ha-1 and FYM @ 5 t ha-1 which resulted the maximum plant height (26.93 cm), number of primary branches per plant (6.93), number of compound leaves per plant (38.74), yield (8.0 t ha-1) followed by the soil application of inorganic fertilizer (75% of RDF) + bio-fertilizers( Azotobacter+ Azospirillum+ PSB) @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + FYM @ 5 t ha-1 with respect to plant height (26.14 cm), number of primary branches per plant (6.53) and herbage yield (7.8t ha-1). Regarding economics of the experiment, the maximum net profit Rs. 10769 ha-1 and benefit : cost (2.09) were computed in the treatment having a soil application of inorganic fertilizer (100% of RDF) + Biofertilizers (Azotobacter+ Azospirillum+ PSB) @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + FYM @ 5 t ha-1.