Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil Affected by Biofertilizer Based Nutrient Management

The present study entitled “Chemical and biological properties of soil affected by biofertilizer based nutrient management” was carried out at Vegetable Research Farm, Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India during Rabi season, 2019-2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications, which included 10 treatments viz., T1: 75% RDN + Azospirillium (5 l ha-1), T2: 100% RDN + Azospirillium (5 l ha-1), T3: 75% RDP + PSB (5 l ha-1), T4: 100% RDP + PSB (5 l ha-1), T5: 75% RDK + KMB (5 l ha-1), T6: 100% RDK + KMB (5 l ha-1), T7: 75% RDF + Azospirillium (5 l ha-1) + PSB (5 l ha-1) + KMB (5 l ha-1), T8: 100% RDF + Azospirillium (5 l ha-1) + PSB (5 l ha-1) + KMB (5 l ha-1) , T9: 100% RDF (200:75:37.5) NPK kg ha-1 and T10: Azospirillium (5 l ha-1) + PSB (5 l ha-1) + KMB (5 l ha-1) to find out the response of bio-fertilizer based nutrient management in cauliflower. The study revealed that an application of 100% RDF + Azospirillium (5 l ha-1) + PSB (5 l ha-1) + KMB (5 l ha-1) recorded superior for all chemical and biological properties.