Author(s): R. CHITRA, D. JANAKI AND P. JANSIRANI

Abstract: Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii Spreng.) is a perennial nutritious herbal spice crop grown for its aromatic leaves. As, curry leaf is indispensably used in our culinary preparations of South India, there is a need to improve the herbage yield and to optimize the usage of organic manures and bio-stimulants for the leaf production. Hence, the trial was taken to study the effect of organic manures (FYM, neem cake, vermicompost, biocompost) and biostimulants (Panchagavya, humic acid and liquid biofertilizer) on growth and yield of curry leaf at Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, HC & RI, TNAU, Periyakulam. The highest plant height of 102.83 cm and 106.10 cm were recorded in rabi and summer season plants applied with 50% N as Vermicompost + 50% N as Neem cake + Panchagavya (3%) as foliar spray (T₃). The more number of matured shoots of 28.05 and 32.42 were recorded in rabi and summer season respectively in the plants which received 50% N as Vermicompost + 50% N as Neem cake + Panchagavya (3%) as foliar spray. Highest fresh leaf yield of 4.50 tonnes and 6.90 tonnes per hectare were recorded in rabi and summer season respectively in the plants raised in the soil supplemented with various organic manure and sprayed with 3% panchagavya.

DOI: 10.22271/09746315.2021.v17.i1.1414

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