M RAMAKRISHNA Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

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EFFECT OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON
YIELD AND QUALITY OF SPINACH (Beta vulgaris L.)
GROWN ON ALFISOL

By
M RAMAKRISHNA

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

DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRIL. CHEMISTRY
College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030.

JULY, 2005
CERTIFICATE
Mr. M RAMAKRISHNA has satisfactorily prosecuted the course
of research and that the thesis entitled “EFFECT OF NUTRIENT
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF
SPINACH (Beta vulgaris L.) GROWN ON ALFISOL” 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 thereof has not been previously submitted by him for a degree of any
University.

Date: (M SITARAMAYYA)
Place: Hyderabad Major Advisor
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “EFFECT OF
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF
SPINACH (Beta vulgaris L.) GROWN ON ALFISOL” submitted in partial
fulfilment 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
Mr. M RAMAKRISHNA under my 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 or has been published. The published part has been fully
acknowledged. All the assistance and help received during the course of
investigation have been duly acknowledged by the author of the thesis.

(M SITARAMAYYA)
Chairman of the Advisory Committee

Thesis approved by the student’s Advisory Committee.
Chairman : Dr. M SITARAMAYYA
Professor
Department of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry
College of Agriculture
A.N.G.R. Agricultural University
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad _____________________
Member : Dr. P CHANDRASEKHAR RAO
Technical Secretary to Vice Chancellor
Administrative Office
A.N.G.R. Agricultural University
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. _____________________
Member : Dr. D SRIHARI
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture
College of Agriculture
A.N.G.R. Agricultural University
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. _____________________
DECLARATION

I, Mr. M RAMAKRISHNA, hereby declare that the thesis entitled
“EFFECT OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON YIELD AND
QUALITY OF SPINACH (Beta vulgaris L.) GROWN ON ALFISOL”
submitted to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE, is a result of the original
research work done by me. I also declare that the thesis or part thereof has
not been published earlier elsewhere in any manner.

Date: (M RAMAKRISHNA)

Place: Hyderabad
LIST OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
Title
No. No.
I INTRODUCTION
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
III MATERIAL AND METHODS
IV RESULTS 45
V DISCUSSION
VI SUMMARY
LITERATURE CITED
APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES
Table Title Page No.
No.
1 Nutrient content in Farm Yard Manure

2 Salient soil characteristics of experimental site

3 Fresh yield of spinach as influenced by nutrient

management practices
4 Dry matter production of spinach as influenced by

nutrient management practices
5 Quality parameters of spinach as influenced by

nutrient management practices
6 Mean major nutrient composition (%) of spinach as

influenced by different nutrient management
practices
7 Mean secondary nutrient composition (mg/100 gm)

of spinach as influenced by different nutrient
management practices
8 Mean cationic micronutrient (mg/kg) composition of

spinach as influenced by different nutrient
management practices
9 Uptake of major nutrients (kg ha-1) by spinach as

influenced by different nutrient management
practices
10 Uptake of secondary nutrients (kg ha-1) by spinach as

influenced by different nutrient management
practices
11 Uptake of micronutrients (g ha-1) by spinach as
influenced by different nutrient management
practices
Table Title Page No.
No.
12 Effect of nutrient management practices on available
N, P and K contents in post-harvest soil
13 Effect of nutrient management practice on available
calcium, magnesium and sulphur content in post-
harvest soil
14 Effect of nutrient management practices on available
Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in post-harvest soil
15 Relationship between nutrient composition and
quality parameters of spinach
16 Benefit-cost ratio of spinach crop as influenced by
nutrient management practices
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Title Page
No. No.
1 Layout plan of experimental field
2 Fresh yield of spinach as influenced by nutrient management
practices
3 Dry matter production of spinach as influenced by nutrient
management practices
4 Quality parameters of spinach as influenced by nutrient
management practices
5 Mean major nutrient composition (%) of spinach as
influenced by different nutrient management practices
6 Mean secondary nutrient composition (mg/100 gm) of
spinach as influenced by nutrient management practices
7 Mean cationic micronutrient (mg/kg) composition of spinach
as influenced by nutrient management practices
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
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% : per cent
@ : at the rate of
Ca : Calcium
cm : centimetre
cmol : centimole
Cu : Copper
Cv. : Cultivar
DTA : Diethylene triamine penta acetic acid
EBT : Erichrome Black T
EC : Electrical conductivity
EDTA : Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid
et al. : and others
Fe : Iron
Fig. : Figure
FYM : Farm Yard Manure
g : grams
ha-1 : per hectare
i.e. : Which is to say, in other words
K : Potassium
kg-1 : per kilogram
KOH : Potassium hydroxide
mg : milligram
Mg : Magnesium
Mn : Manganese
MOP : Muriate of potash
N : Nitrogen
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