EFFECT OF INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISM FERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculents) lN SANDY REGOSOL

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of indigenous microorganism fertllize.r on growth and yield of okra in sandy regosol. The experiment was laid out in a Complete Block Design with five treatments. The treatments were recommended inorganic fertilizer (T1), Indigenous microorganisms: soil: compost 1: 5: 2 ratios (T2), lndigenous microorganisms: soil: compost 3/4: 5: 2 ratios (T3), Indigenous microorganisms: soil: compost 1/2: 5 :2 ratios (T4) and Indigenous microorganisms: soil: compost 1/4: 5 :2 ratios (T5). Okra variety Haritha was used in this experiment. The present study revealed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) in growth and yield parameters and it was high T2. Further water delivery was high in T1 and low in T2. The study concludes that among the all tested treaffnents microorganisms: soil: compost 1: 5: 2 (T2) would be suitable for okra cultivation in sandy regosol.