Vol. 8, Issue 9, Part F (2024)

The field experiment during 2022-23 and 2023-24 was conducted at AICRP on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Betelvine, Nagarjuna Medicinal Plants Garden, Dr. PDKV, Akola, aimed to assess the impact of sulphur enriched compost, GA₃ and Chitosan on lemon grass cultivation. The experiment, organized in a randomized block design with seven treatments replicated thrice. Six cuttings were performed during the trial to evaluate the growth of lemon grass. Treatments included 100% RDF (Control), and the combination of 25% and 50% Recommended dose of Nitrogen (RDN) through sulphur enriched compost with 75% or 50% RDN with the remaining Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) supplied through inorganic fertilizers alone and coupled with the spraying of 100 ppm GA₃ and Chitosan at 90 days after planting and subsequently every 30 days after each cutting. Among the treatments the application of 25% RDN through sulphur enriched compost coupled with spraying of spraying of 100 ppm GA₃ at 90 DAP and 30 DAC resulted in the tallest plants, high number of tillers and high number of leaves in lemon grass. The findings underscore the importance of a well-balanced combination of Sulphur enriched compost and plant growth regulators in optimizing lemon grass cultivation, offering insights that can contribute to improved agricultural practices.