EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRIENT ON YIELD, YIELD ATTRIBUTES AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF RICE CV. PRH-10

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during kharif season 2011 to study the effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrient on yield, yield attributes and nutrient uptake of rice cv. PRH-10. Application of organic and inorganic sources of nutrient in combination remarkably increased yield, yield attributes and nutrient uptake of rice than alone. 125% RDF + 5 t/ha vermicompost recorded significantly higher yield, yield attributes and nutrient uptake in comparison to other treatments and this was followed by 100% RDF + 5 t/ha vermicompost. 125% RDF + 5 t/ha vermicompost was increased the number of panicles (20.50%), panicle length (23.12%), panicle wt. (13.02%), 1000 grain wt. (12.90%), grain yield (31.15%), straw yield (37.12%), protein content (18.77%), N uptake in grain (36.81%) and straw (42.81%), P uptake in grain (32.62%) and straw (31.56%) and K uptake in grain (35.46%) and straw (25.39%) over control. The lower yield, yield attributes, gross return and nutrient uptake was recorded in control.