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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Soil Sci.
Sec. Plant-Soil Interactions
Volume 5 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsoil.2025.1556283
Organic Fertilizers and their Efficacy on Soil Characteristics, Growth and Yield of Cauliflower (Brassica oleraceae var. botrytis) in Sandy Loam Soil of Nepal
Provisionally accepted- 1 Agriculture and Forestry University, Bharatpur, Nepal
- 2 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal
- 3 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Kirtipur, Nepal
The application of organic fertilizers not only stimulates cauliflower growth and development but also helps to attain sustainable improvement of soil health. A field experiment was conducted in Chitwan, Nepal from December to March of 2022 and 2023 to explore the effect of different organic fertilizers on the growth, development, and yield of cauliflower. This study also analyzed the changes in soil physicochemical properties on sandy loam soil. The research was taken in a one factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. MS Excel and R-studio were used to analyze the obtained data. After the research, the plant height (54.24 cm), leaf length (42.33 cm), curd diameter (18.26 cm), curd height (11.03 cm), and yield (41.91 t/ha) were significantly higher when poultry manure was applied at 4.63 t/ha in the soil. Similarly, the application of poultry manure revealed significantly higher organic matter (3.93%), total soil nitrogen (0.28%), and soil available phosphorous (110.04 kg/ha). In addition, soil available potassium (187.77 kg/ha) and soil pH (6.84) were seen significantly higher in goat manure (18.94 t/ha) and obifert (10.36 t/ha) respectively which were statistically similar to poultry manure. Application of organic fertilizers was shown to be beneficial; nevertheless, in the long run, poultry Commented [U1]: 1. The authors have attempted to make more precise phrasing and a slightly smoother flow.2. We have thoroughly checked and have broken down the lengthy sentences to increase the simplicity, clarity, and readability throughout the manuscript.
Keywords: Curd diameter, Farm yard manure, organic matter, Poultry manure, soil pH
Received: 06 Jan 2025; Accepted: 28 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Ghimirey, Chaurasia, Dhungana and Poudel. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Vivek Ghimirey, Agriculture and Forestry University, Bharatpur, Nepal
Jay Chaurasia, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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