ORGANIC FARMING TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGHER AND ECO-FRIENDLY COWPEA PRODUCTION IN TARAI REGION OF UTTARANCHAL

The present studies were undertaken to develop an effective package of organic farming for cowpea crop.
Five treatment combinations resulting from three organic sources i.e.
T_1- farmyard manure + biofertilizers, T_2- poultry manure + biofertilizers, T_3-vermicompost + biofertilizers, T_4- combination of farmyard manure, poultry manure, vermicompost along with biofertilizers and T_5- recommended dose of chemical fertilizers were tested.
The results revealed that farmyard manure + biofertilizers gave 9.7% higher green pod yield than the treatment having recommended dose of chemical fertilizers but at par with T₂ (poultry manure + biofertilizers) and T₄ (combination of farmyard manure, poultry manure, vermicompost along with biofertilizers). The organically produced cowpea fruits possessed long shelf life at room storage.
Maximum uptake of nutrients was obtained from the treatment having the combination of farmyard manure, poultry manure and vermi-compost along with biofertilizers as well as all the organic manures improved the soil health.

I International Conference on Indigenous Vegetables and Legumes. Prospectus for Fighting Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition

M. Raghav, Shashi Kamal

Cowpea, organic farming, yield, nutrient uptake, nutrient balance, shelf life

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.752.85