Abstract

PREPARATIONS OF VERMIWASH ITS EFFECTS ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVLOPMENT OF RED SPINACH (AMARANTHUS DUBIUS MART. EX THELL.)

D. Rajesh* and Dr. Ahmed Abdul Haleem Khan

Abstract

The present paper focused on the leafy vegetable species. For the growth and development of red spinach in India. Our experiment was done in June 2019 to December 2019. In our college campus. Vermiwash is good organic manure as a source of almost all the essential nutrients is an important factor on crop growth. Vermiwash plays important role in the plant growth and development when applied to soil and spread foliage. It is excellent growth promoter as biopesticides in recent days the vermiwash is used as liquid manure. The increasing use of chemical fertilizers to grow vegetables such as red spinach has caused numerous problems related to the environment and human health. We are prepared two concentration of vermiwash, like 25% concentration and 50% concentrations. Experiment through pot culture and study was conducted to find out the effect of vermiwash on red spinach plant. In pots we used red soil. After 15 days of germination spraying was done. With following concentrations 25%, 50% and with out vermiwash (controlled). The parameters such as plant height, shoot length, root length, number of branches, number of leaves, leaf length and breadth of leaf where measured. Pot culture studies were carried out to find out the effect of vermiwash spray on the growth and development of red spinach. Red spinach growing was calculated and observed under all treatments (15, 20, 25) days. Red spinach were grown significantly higher when compared to control group of plants. The maximum growth of leaves and plants found with the spray concentration of 25% vermiwash sprayed on 15, 20, 25 days after germination. In 50% concentration plant growth inhibits. The growth of control plants (without spray of vermiwash) found to be poor. So vermiwash normal concentrations increase the plant growth and development.

Keywords: Amaranthus dubius, vermiwash, growth and development, pot culture.