author(s)
Vanshika Tiwari, AS Jodha, Vishal Pareek, Damini Visen, Surbhi Tyagi, Sonia Jaiswani and Paras Jain

abstract
To determine the\r\nimpact of integrated nutrient management on taro growth, yield, and quality, as\r\nwell as to explore whether application of FYM, Vermicompost and PSB can fulfil\r\nthe recommended dose of fertilizers and to determine a treatment combintion\r\nthat is financially feasible a field experiment titled \"Effect of\r\nIntegrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield, and Quality of Taro (Colocasia\r\nesculenta L.) under Southern Rajasthan Conditions\" was carried out\r\nduring the kharif season of 2024 at the Instructional Farm, School of\r\nAgricultural Sciences, Dabok, Udaipur. Ten treatment combinations were tested\r\nusing a randomized block design with three replications. These included four\r\nwith 50% RDF along with FYM and vermicompost in combination or alone with PSB,\r\nfour with 75% RDF along with FYM and vermicompost in combination or alone with\r\nPSB, 100% RDF, and control. The findings showed that the highest possible\r\nvalues for growth and yield attributes viz., plant height, number of\r\nleaves plant^-1, leaf lamina length and width, number of cormel plant^-1,\r\ncormel weight and corm weight were recorded with application of 75%\r\nRDF + Vermicompost @ 1 t ha^-1 + PSB @ 3 kg ha^-1. The\r\nmaximum total yield plot^-1 and ha^-1 (5.15 kg^\r\nand 15.89 t ha^-1) was also recorded with\r\napplication of 75% RDF + Vermicompost @ 1 t ha^-1 + PSB @ 3 kg ha^-1.\r\nThe taro crop accumulated highest dry matter content in corm and cormel, total\r\nsoluble solids and chlorophyll content with the application of 75% RDF +\r\nVermicompost @ 1 t ha^-1 + PSB @ 3 kg ha^-1. The aforesaid\r\ntreatment also fetched highest net return (₹360878 ha^-1) contrary\r\nhighest B-C ratio (3.17) was recorded under treatment T₂ (RDF).