ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

P.K. Ramasamy1 and S.N. Suresh2
1PG & Research Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore- 641 029, India.
2PG & Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore- 641 029, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2010;4(1):315-319
© The Author(s). 2010
Received: 20/08/2009 | Accepted: 28/09/2009 | Published: 30/04/2010
Abstract

The continuous use of cultivable land has led to depletion in the fertility status of soil. In order to fertilize the land as well to increase the agricultural production to face the food scarcity in accordance with the increasing population, modern agricultural operation known as green revolution was introduced. Vermicompost is a rich source of macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins, plant enzymes, plant growth hormones and beneficial microorganisms. So, the present research work has been done to study the influence of vermicompost on the germination of Indian butter bean plant (Doliochos lab lab L.). Different percentages of vermicompost (25, 50, 75 and 100%) derived from the earthworm, Eudrilus eugeniae was made with red soil.  The healthy seeds of Indian butter bean plant were sown in these vermicompost-red soil mixtures and the percentage of germination was observed upto 30 days period of exposures. The maximum germination (96.69%) and early germination (5.33 days) were noticed in 50% vermicompost concentration when compared to other concentration tested whereas the minimum germination (43.20%) and late germination (7.67 days) were noticed in control plants tested. The difference was found to be statistically significant at 1% level.

Keywords

Eudrilus eugeniae, vermicompost, Indian butter bean, Germination

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