Effect of Vermicompost and Chemical Fertilizer on Growth Parameters of Beta vulgaris L.

Abstract

Beta vulgaris L is an important vegetable and a medicinal plant. Common people generally use chemical fertilizers and pesticides for its better growth and development of beet plant. Chemical fertilizer drastically hamper the yield, and also help in insisting diseases. Besides the low level of pesticide residues through foods also causes fatal diseases of human beings. Both chemical fertilizer and pesticides decrease the quality of the foods and vegetables. Considering these point an effort had taken to use organic compost ‘Vermicompost’ for growth and development. Vermicompost produced from Eisenia foetida is using a finely divided peat-like material with excellent structure, porosity, aeration, drainage and moisture holding capacity. The experiment was conducted considering the parameters like a) diameter of storage root, b) Nos. of leaf, c) length of leaf and d) vitality and stability of the leaf. Result of the vermicompost experiment indicated that application of vermicompost has positive effects on beet root and showed that the highest and quality growth, and yield were obtained in highest level.