Probing the Effect of Panchagavya, Vermicompost and FYM on Photosynthetic Potential of Triticum aestivum

By : Manisha Rathore, Vineet Soni, Sunita Parihar

Page No: 159-164

Abstract
Organic agriculture is a production system that integrates various farming methods and natural ecological processes to improve crop productivity. In present study, through the analysis of polyphasic chlorophyll fluorescence OJIP kinetics, we investigated the effects of panchagavya, vermicompost (VC), and farmyard manure (FYM) on photosynthetic performance of Triticum aestivum L.var. GW366. Higher values of phenomenological energy fluxes (absorbance per cross section-ABS/CS, trapped energy per cross section-TR/CS and electron transfer per cross section- ET/CS), density of active PS-II reaction centers (RC/CS) and chlorophyll contents were recorded in plants germinated on 3% panchagavya. Similarly, higher performance index on cross section basis (PIcs) was found in plants growing on panchagavya, as compared to plants developed on VC and FYM. Similarly, application of panchagavya also enhanced shoot biomass and root length in T. aestivum. These results clearly reveal that panchagavya can be used as a low-cost preparation to enhance photosynthetic potential in crop plants.

Authors :
Sunita Parihar, Manisha Rathore and Vineet Soni : Plant Bioenergetics & Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, India
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2019.35.02.2