Pest and disease tolerance in rice cv Pusa Basmati as related to different locally available organic manures grown in new alluvail region of West Bengal, India.
Field experiments were carried out to evaluate relative efficacy of organic manures in improving productivity, pest tolerance of rice in lateritic soil. Three commercial manures viz., Processed Municipality Waste (PMW), Vermicompost (VC) and Oil Cake Pellets (OCP) were assessed in relation to Farmyard Manure (FYM) and with Chemical Fertilizer (CF). Among the organic manures tested, FYM produced maximum grain yield. Maximum tolerance to pests and pathogens in terms of per cent affected hills/panicles was observed when manured with VC followed by FYM. Chemical fertilizer showed significantly higher per cent affected hills and plants compared to all other organic manures. Among the commercial manures, PMW emerged as a potential alternative to FYM and VC.
Institute of Agricultural Science, Banaras Hindu University, UP, India.
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D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005308:Fertilizers; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000187:drug effects; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000187:drug effects*; D007194:India; D008372:Manure; D009753:Nutritive Value; D058871:Organic Agriculture; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012275:Oryza / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D005308:Fertilizers; D008372:Manure; D009930:Organic Chemicals