Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2014–15 at Horticulture Farm of Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan). Thirteen treatments were applied with three replications and laid out under randomized block design (RBD). The application of 60% recommended dose of NPKS+neem cake 6 q/ha+vermicompost 20 q/ha+Azotobacter 2 kg/ha+PSB 2 kg/ha (T12) resulted in significantly maximum growth, yield and quality parameters giving the highest yield of 27.17 t/ha. Maximum cost: benefit ratio (1: 3.97) was also achieved by combined application of 60% recommended dose of fertilizer of NPKS+neem cake 6 q/ha+vermicompost 20 q/ha+Azotobacter 2 kg/ha+PSB 2 kg/ha (T12).