A field experiment was conducted at Research Farm of Mewar University, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) during Summer season, 2025 on loamy sand soil, which consisted nine treatments viz., control T_0: Control, T₁: FYM @ 20 ton/ha, T₂: FYM @ 10 ton + NPK 25:15:25kg/ha (50% RDF), T₃: Vermicompost @ 5 ton/ha, T₄: Vermicompost @ 2.5 ton +NPK 25:15:25 kg/ha (50% RDF), T₅: Poultry manure@ 5 ton/ha, T₆: Poultry manure @ 2.5 ton+ NPK 25:15:25 kg/ha (50% RDF), T₇: Neem cake 0.5 ton/ha and T₈: Neem cake 0.25 ton + NPK 25:15:25 kg/ha (50% RDF) randomized block design (RBD). The bottle gourd variety “Pusa Naveen” was used for experiment.
Results clearly showed that growth parameters viz., vine length (cm), appearance of 1^st female flowers, maximum yield parameters viz. fruit length, fruit weight, number of fruits/plant and total yield significantly higher recorded under T₆: Poultry manure @ 2.5 ton + NPK 25:15:25 kg/ha (50% RDF) over control and remained at par with T₄: Vermicompost @ 2.5 ton +NPK 25:15:25 kg/ha (50% RDF).