INTEGRATED APPLICATION OF ASHIRWAD BIONPK (MANUFACUTRED BY ASHIRWAD AWF35 TECHNOLOGY) ENHANCES VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND TUBER YIELD OF POTATO
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18711837Keywords:
BioNPK SeaBoost, Seaweed Extract, Vegetative Growth, Sustainable AgricultureAbstract
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important food crop that requires efficient nutrient management for good growth and tuber yield. This study evaluated the effect of Ashirwad BioNPK, a combination of green seaweed extract and microbial BioNPK, developed through AWF35 technology on potato growth and yield under field conditions. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with two treatments: Ashirwad BioNPK and a control. Ashirwad BioNPK considerably improved vegetative growth, with plant height reaching 79.73 cm, number of branches per plant 6.42, fresh vegetative weight 385 g FW (fresh weight), and dry matter content 19.34%, compared to 50.11 cm, 2.43, 204 g FW, and 9.21% in the control, respectively. Ashirwad BioNPK substantially improved potato tuber yield, increasing large tubers to 8.44 ± 0.10 ton fed⁻¹ (control: 2.29 ± 0.11), medium tubers to 3.57 ± 0.02 ton fed⁻¹ (control: 1.08 ± 0.09), and small tubers to 5.23 ± 0.12 ton fed⁻¹ (control: 2.11 ± 0.01). Total tuber yield reached 19.09 ± 0.29 ton fed⁻¹, demonstrating that Ashirwad BioNPK effectively promotes potato growth and tuber development, offering a sustainable and practical approach to improving productivity while reducing reliance on chemical fertilizers.
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