Sustainable production of aloe vera using vermi compost and biofertilizer

Sustainable production of aloe vera by using vermi compost and biofertilizer for quality yield

1. Welcome to my Presentation 1

2. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF ALOE VERA USING VERMI COMPOST AND BIOFERTILIZERS AHLAM SHEBA Registration No:18-08519 Department of Horticulture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Source: www.google.com 2

3. Introduction Aloe vera Aloe barbadensis Asphodelaceae Family 3

4. What is sustainable aloe vera production? Eco-friendly cultivation of aloe vera using natural inputs 4

5. What is vermi compost? A type of organic fertilizer produced through break down of organic wastes by earth worms. 5

6. Why we need vermi compost? 6

7. Bio fertilizers What is biofertilizer ? A natural substance containing living microbes; enhances soil health and plant growth 7

8. 82 Bio fertilizer is a best tool for sustainable production 8

9. Objectives To promote eco friendly cultivation of aloe vera and reduce chemical dependency To enhance soil fertility and plant health through sustainable organic inputs To determine plant response to the quality and quantity of aloe vera leaf yield for long lasting agricultural sustainability 9

10. Materials and Methods The seminar paper is exclusively a review paper prepared on the basis of secondary data. The information was collected from different sources- SAU Library Books Different journals and Thesis Internet Supervisor 10

11. Results and Discussion 11

12. Table 1. Growth attributes of tomato as influenced by different growing media : Treatment Plant Height (cm) Number of branches/ plant Plant dry weight (g/plant) Days to 50 % floweri ng Days to first harvest Cocopeat + Vermiculite (1:1 v/v) 119 7.0 110 28 58 Cocopeat + Perlite (1:1) 116 6.0 98 30 61 Cocopeat + Sand (1:1) 115 5.5 97 31 63 Cocopeat + Sawdust (1:1) 136 7.9 113 29 59 Cocopeat + Vermiculite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 129 7.8 116 29 58 Cocopeat + Perlite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 122 6.2 101 31 59 Cocopeat + Sand +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 120 5.3 97 32 62 Soil + Farmyard manure (FYM) (3:1) 106 5.5 92 33 63 SEm ± 3.8 0.3 4.2 0.5 0.5 CD (p=0.05) 10.9 0.9 11.9 1.4 1.5 (Source: Subramani et al., 2020) 12

13. (Source : Subramani T et al., 2020) Table 2. Yield attributes of tomato as influenced by different growing media: Treatment   No of fruits /plant Fruit length (cm) Fruit girth (cm) Single fruit weight (g) Fruit yield (g/plan t) Cocopeat + Vermiculite (1:1 v/v) 11.00 5.1 4.9 45.8 507 Cocopeat + Perlite (1:1) 10.17 4.9 4.7 44.4 452 Cocopeat + Sand (1:1) 10.00 4.7 4.5 43.9 440 Cocopeat + Sawdust (1:1) 12.33 5.3 5.0 51.2 631 Cocopeat + Vermiculite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 12.00 5.1 4.8 49.8 598 Cocopeat + Perlite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 10.67 5.0 4.7 45.2 483 Cocopeat + Sand +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 10.25 4.8 4.5 44.0 450 Soil + Farmyard manure (FYM) (3:1) 8.50 4.7 4.5 40.0 341 SEm± 0.37 0.12 0.09 0.8 19.9 CD (p=0.05) 1.05 0.35 0.24 2.8 56.8 13

14. Table 3. Influence of different soilless growing media on quality of tomato: Treatment TSS (º brix) Titrable Acidity (%) Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g) Lycopene (mg/100 g) Cocopeat + Vermiculite (1:1) 6.45 0.31 16.46 6.8 Cocopeat + Perlite (1:1) 5.55 0.29 15.01 6.3 Cocopeat + Sand (1:1) 5.47 0.27 14.87 6.2 Cocopeat + Sawdust (1:1) 6.75 0.30 15.73 6.5 Cocopeat + Vermiculite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 6.15 0.31 16.37 6.6 Cocopeat + Perlite +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 5.30 0.28 14.48 6.2 Cocopeat + Sand +Sawdust (1:1: 2) 5.28 0.27 14.96 6.1 Soil + Farmyard manure (FYM) (3:1) 4.95 0.28 14.15 6.2 SEm± 0.26 0.01 0.34 0.13 CD (p=0.05) 0.72 NS 0.96 0.39 (Source: Subramani et al., 2020 ) 14 *TSS= Total Soluble Solid

15. 15 Fig 3: Effect of growing media on plant growth (Source: Reshma and Sarath 2019) B

16. Fig 4: Effect of growing media on fruit yield 16 (Source: Reshma and Sarath 2019)

17. Table 4. Yield attributes of tomato as influenced by different growing media: Treatment Fruit yield kg m-2 Fruit number plant -1 Mean fruit weight (g) Z (Zeolite) 11.9 a 340 a 10.4 a P (perlite) 11.6 a 265abc 9.85 a P:S (perlite:sand) 7.67 b 186bc 9.83 a Z:P (zeolite:perlite) 10.4 a 284ab 8.78 a Z:S (zeolite:sand) 10.9 a 292 a 8.98 a Z:P:S (zeolite:perlite:sand) 7.02 b 167 c 10.1 a LSD (0.05) 1.45 99.0 2.70 ( Source : Othman et al , . 2019 ) 17

18.   Vermi compost Biofertilizer   Sustainable Higher yield Conclusions 18

19. Thanks to All.. 19

20. Q/A Session 20