GROWTH AND YIELD OF ALOE VERA (L.) BURM.F. AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC MANURES AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS

Abstract

Influence of organic manures (10 ton ha-1), nitrogen (50 and 100 kg ha-1),
phosphorus (10 and 20 kg ha-1) and potassium (30 and 60 kg ha-1) on the growth
and yield of Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) were evaluated.
Experiment was conducted in a randomized design replicated thrice with eleven
treatments with NPK and without NPK fertilizers. Highest length of leaf (18 cm),
highest leaf area (23.40 cm2plant-1), highest leaf area index 0.06 were observed in
ACI10ton ha-1plus N50P10K3O kg ha-1 treatment, highest fresh weight (78.23gplant-1)
and highest dry weight (9.58 gplant-1) of plant biomass were observed in GTS
10ton ha-1 treatment. Highest concentration of N (2.69%) and protein content
(16.84 %) in the leaf were recorded in GTS10 ton ha-1 treatment. Results revealed
that the best growth performance and yield, and protein content in the leaf of
Aloe vera was observed in GTS10 ton ha-1 treatment.