EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN ...

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EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC
FERTILIZERS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
IN Ocimum Species

By

A. GEETHA
B. Sc. (Ag.)

THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE
ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
(PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD-500 030, ANDHRA PRADESH

SEPTEMBER, 2005
CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis entitled “EFFECT OF ORGANIC
AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL
PARAMETERS IN Ocimum Species” submitted in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURE of the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,
Hyderabad, is a record of the bonafide research work carried out by Miss.
A. GEETHA under our guidance and supervision. The subject of the thesis
has been approved by the Student’s Advisory Committee.

No part of the thesis has been submitted for any other degree or
diploma. The published part has been fully acknowledged. All assistance
and help received during the course of the investigation have been duly
acknowledged by the author of the thesis.

(Dr. P.VENKATESWARA RAO)
Chairman of the Advisory Committee

Thesis approved by the Student’s Advisory Committee

Chairman (Dr. P.VENKATESWARA RAO)
Associate Professor
Department of Plant Physiology,
College of Agriculture, ANGRAU,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030

Member (Dr. VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY)
Senior Scientist & Head
Herbal Garden Scheme,
College of Agriculture, ANGRAU,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030

Member (Dr. SHAIK MOHAMMAD)
Professor,
Department of Agronomy,
College of Agriculture, ANGRAU,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030
CERTIFICATE

Miss. A. GEETHA has satisfactorily prosecuted the course of
research and that the thesis entitled “EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND
INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
IN Ocimum Species” submitted is the result of original research work and is
of sufficiently high standard to warrant its presentation to the examination. I
also certify that the thesis or part there of has not been previously submitted
by her for a degree of any University.

Date : (Dr. P. VENKATESWARA RAO)
Place : Hyderabad Major Advisor
LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page No.
No.
1. Physiochemical properties of the experimental
field
2. Effect if organic and inorganic fertilizers on plant
height (cm)
3. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
number of internode
4. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
number of leaves
5. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on leaf
area (cm2)
6. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on leaf
area index
7. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on root
dry weight (g/m2)
8. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on stem
dry weight (g/m2)
9. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on leaf
dry weight (g/m2)
10. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on panicle
dry weight (g/m2)
11. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
branches dry weight (g/m2)
12. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on total
plant dry weight (g/m2)
13. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on Crop
Growth Rate (g m-2 d-1)
14. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
Relative Growth Rate (mg/g/d)
Table Title Page No.
No.
15. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on Net
Assimilation Rate (mg m-2 d-1)
16. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on SPAD
meter reading
16a. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and Total
chlorophyll content
17. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
extinction coefficient
18. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on oil
content (ml)
19. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
eugenol content in mg/kg fresh matter of tender
parts of plant
20. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
macronutrient content in leaf (%)
21. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer content
on micronutrient content of leaf in ppm
22. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
herbage yield (q/ha)
23. Effect of organic & inorganic fertilizer on
carbondioxide diffusion rate (S cm-1)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Fig. Title Page No.
No.
1. Lay out plant of experimental field
2. Morphology of Ocimum basilicum
3. Weekly metereological data during crop growth
period
4. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
plant height (cm)
5. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
number of internodes
6. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
number of leaves
Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on leaf
7.
area (cm2)
8. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on total
plant dry weight (g / m2)
9. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on leaf
area index
9a. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on root
dry weight (g / m2)
9b. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
stem dry weight (g / m2)
9c. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on leaf
dry weight (g / m2)
9d. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
panicle dry weight (g / m2)
9e. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
branches dry weight (g/m2)
10. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on crop
growth rate (g m-2 d-1)
Fig. Title Page No.
No.
11. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
Relative Growth Rate (mg / g / d)
12. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on Net
Assimilation Rate (mg m-2 d-1)
13. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on oil
content (ml /kg fresh weight)
14. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
eugenol content (mg/kg fresh wt. of tender parts
of plant)
15. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
SPAD meter reading
16. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
macro nutrient content in leaf (%)
17. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
micro nutrient content in leaf (PPM)
18. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on
herbage yield (q/ha)
CONTENTS

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO.
NO.
I INTRODUCTION
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
III MATERIALS AND METHODS
IV RESULTS
V DISCUSSION
VI SUMMARY
LITERATURE CITED
APPENDIX
DECLARATION

I, A. GEETHA, hereby declare that the thesis entitled “EFFECT
OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON
PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN Ocimum Species” submitted to
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University for the degree of ‘MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE’ is the result of original research work
done by me. I further declare that the thesis or any part thereof has not been
published earlier in any manner.

(A. GEETHA)
LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
% : per cent
C : Degree centigrade
g : microgram
@ : at the rate of
C.G.R : Crop growth rate
CD : Critical Difference
cm2 : centimeter square
cm-2 : per centimeter square
DAT : Days after transplanting
Day-1 : Per day
et al : and others
Fig : Figure
FYM : Farm yard manure
g : gram (s)
g-1 : per gram
ha : hectare
hrs : hours
i.e. : which is to say, in other words
kg : kilogram
LAI : Leaf area index
m : meter
m-2 : per meter square
mg : milligram
ml : milli litre