Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 47 issue 2 (april 2013) : 124-129

EFFECT OF GROWING MEDIA ON ITS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ON BEET ROOT YIELD UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION

A.R. Murumkar1, Barikara Umesha2*, D. Palanisamy, S. Santhana Bosu, C. Divaker Durairaj

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¹Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India

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Cite article:- Murumkar1 A.R., Umesha2* Barikara, Palanisamy D., Bosu Santhana S., Durairaj Divaker C. (2025). EFFECT OF GROWING MEDIA ON ITS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ON BEET ROOT YIELD UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 47(2): 124-129. doi: .

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A field experiment was conducted during 2008 to 2009 in naturally poly house. Selected chemical and physical characteristics of four types of growing medias comprising of coirpith, perlite, vermiculite and peat as separately and combination with vermicompost as 50% on volume basis ((v/v) were determined and their suitability as growing media was tested using beet root (nobol). Data on pH, EC, nutrient contents and various aspects of air-water relationships of the media, as well as yield of beet root were collected. The root yield per treatment was not significantly influenced by the treatments T1, T2, T3 and T4 but while root yield of beet root was found to be significantly influenced by treatments T5, T6, T7 and T8. Results indicated that certain chemical and physical properties of selected soilless media can be improved through incorporation of vermicompost and its positive effect was clearly reflected in the yield of beet root.

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