Effect of different organic media on growth and quality of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of different organic median on growth, and quality of
radish (Raphanus sativus L.) in Completely Random Design (CRD) with nine treatments and replicated
thrice. In this study, the different organic media comprise of Goat manure, FYM, Vermicompost, Soil +
FYM + Cocopeat (2:1:1), FYM + goat manure (1:1), Goat manure + FYM (2:1), FYM+ poultry manure (1:1),
Poultry manure +FYM (2:1) and control (garden soil) were used a growing media. The study revealed that
the FYM+ goat manure (1:1) recorded significantly the highest germination percentage (88.85), maximum
shoot length (21.50 cm), leaf length (17.20 cm), leaf width (6.55 cm) and days required for earliest maturity
(40.08). The root characters of root length (16.51cm) and root diameter (3.69cm) was also recorded maximum
in treatment FYM + goat manure (1:1) compared to control. The results of the experiment conducted in the
present investigation led to the conclusion that that the media of FYM + goat manure (1:1) can be
recommended to enhance the growth and quality of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) for pot cultivation.